Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

Replication stress triggers microsatellite destabilization and hypermutation leading to clonal expansion in vitro

  • Yusuke Matsuno,
  • Yuko Atsumi,
  • Atsuhiro Shimizu,
  • Kotoe Katayama,
  • Haruka Fujimori,
  • Mai Hyodo,
  • Yusuke Minakawa,
  • Yoshimichi Nakatsu,
  • Syuzo Kaneko,
  • Ryuji Hamamoto,
  • Teppei Shimamura,
  • Satoru Miyano,
  • Teruhisa Tsuzuki,
  • Fumio Hanaoka,
  • Ken-ichi Yoshioka

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11760-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Mismatch repair (MMR)-deficient cancers are characterized by microsatellite instability (MSI) and hypermutation. Here authors reveal a mechanism by which replication stress induces MSI and associated induction of mutations in vitro.