Addressing the benefits of inhibiting APOBEC3-dependent mutagenesis in cancer

M Petljak, AM Green, J Maciejowski, MD Weitzman - Nature genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Mutational signatures associated with apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic
polypeptide-like (APOBEC) 3 cytosine deaminase activity have been found in over half of …

The APOBEC protein family: united by structure, divergent in function

JD Salter, RP Bennett, HC Smith - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2016 - cell.com
The APOBEC (apolipoprotein B mRNA editing catalytic polypeptide-like) family of proteins
have diverse and important functions in human health and disease. These proteins have an …

Mechanisms of APOBEC3 mutagenesis in human cancer cells

M Petljak, A Dananberg, K Chu, EN Bergstrom… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The APOBEC3 family of cytosine deaminases has been implicated in some of the most
prevalent mutational signatures in cancer,–. However, a causal link between endogenous …

APOBEC3B regulates R-loops and promotes transcription-associated mutagenesis in cancer

JL McCann, A Cristini, EK Law, SY Lee, M Tellier… - Nature Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
The single-stranded DNA cytosine-to-uracil deaminase APOBEC3B is an antiviral protein
implicated in cancer. However, its substrates in cells are not fully delineated. Here …

Cellular APOBEC3A deaminase drives mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome

Y Nakata, H Ode, M Kubota, T Kasahara… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
The number of genetic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 genome has been increasing primarily
due to continuous viral mutations. Here, we report that the human APOBEC3A (A3A) cytidine …

An APOBEC cytidine deaminase mutagenesis pattern is widespread in human cancers

SA Roberts, MS Lawrence, LJ Klimczak, SA Grimm… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
Recent studies indicate that a subclass of APOBEC cytidine deaminases, which convert
cytosine to uracil during RNA editing and retrovirus or retrotransposon restriction, may …

Evidence for APOBEC3B mutagenesis in multiple human cancers

MB Burns, NA Temiz, RS Harris - Nature genetics, 2013 - nature.com
Thousands of somatic mutations accrue in most human cancers, and their causes are
largely unknown. We recently showed that the DNA cytidine deaminase APOBEC3B …

APOBEC3B is an enzymatic source of mutation in breast cancer

MB Burns, L Lackey, MA Carpenter, A Rathore… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Several mutations are required for cancer development, and genome sequencing has
revealed that many cancers, including breast cancer, have somatic mutation spectra …

Induction of APOBEC3 exacerbates DNA replication stress and chromosomal instability in early breast and lung cancer evolution

S Venkatesan, M Angelova, C Puttick, H Zhai… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
APOBEC3 enzymes are cytosine deaminases implicated in cancer. Precisely when
APOBEC3 expression is induced during cancer development remains to be defined. Here …

HIV restriction factors and mechanisms of evasion

MH Malim, PD Bieniasz - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Retroviruses have long been a fertile model for discovering host–pathogen interactions and
their associated biological principles and processes. These advances have not only …