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


Authors: Venkatesan, S.; Angelova, M.; Puttick, C.; Zhai, H.; Caswell, D. R.; Lu, W. T.; Dietzen, M.; Galanos, P.; Evangelou, K.; Bellelli, R.; Lim, E. L.; Watkins, T. B. K.; Rowan, A.; Teixeira, V. H.; Zhao, Y.; Chen, H.; Ngo, B.; Zalmas, L. P.; Al Bakir, M.; Hobor, S.; Grönroos, E.; Pennycuick, A.; Nigro, E.; Campbell, B. B.; Brown, W. L.; Akarca, A. U.; Marafioti, T.; Wu, M. Y.; Howell, M.; Boulton, S. J.; Bertoli, C.; Fenton, T. R.; de Bruin, R. A. M.; Maya-Mendoza, A.; Santoni-Rugiu, E.; Hynds, R. E.; Gorgoulis, V. G.; Jamal-Hanjani, M.; McGranahan, N.; Harris, R. S.; Janes, S. M.; Bartkova, J.; Bakhoum, S. F.; Bartek, J.; Kanu, N.; Swanton, C.; on behalf of the TRACERx Consortium
Article Title: Induction of APOBEC3 exacerbates DNA replication stress and chromosomal instability in early breast and lung cancer evolution
Abstract: APOBEC3 enzymes are cytosine deaminases implicated in cancer. Precisely when APOBEC3 expression is induced during cancer development remains to be defined. Here we show that specific APOBEC3 genes are upregulated in breast ductal carcinoma in situ, and in preinvasive lung cancer lesions coincident with cellular proliferation. We observe evidence of APOBEC3-mediated subclonal mutagenesis propagated from TRACERx preinvasive to invasive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) lesions. We find that APOBEC3B exacerbates DNA replication stress and chromosomal instability through incomplete replication of genomic DNA, manifested by accumulation of mitotic ultrafine bridges and 53BP1 nuclear bodies in the G(1) phase of the cell cycle. Analysis of TRACERx NSCLC clinical samples and mouse lung cancer models revealed APOBEC3B expression driving replication stress and chromosome missegregation. We propose that APOBEC3 is functionally implicated in the onset of chromosomal instability and somatic mutational heterogeneity in preinvasive disease, providing fuel for selection early in cancer evolution. SIGNIFICANCE : This study reveals the dynamics and drivers of APOBEC3 gene expression in preinvasive disease and the exacerbation of cellular diversity by APOBEC3B through DNA replication stress to promote chromosomal instability early in cancer evolution.
Keywords: biomarker; response; receptor; outcomes; mutagenesis; damage; cytosine deaminase; expression; repertoire; mutational signatures; senescent cells
Journal Title: Cancer Discovery
Volume: 11
Issue: 10
ISSN: 2159-8274
Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research  
Date Published: 2021-10-01
Start Page: 2456
End Page: 2473
Language: English
ACCESSION: WOS:000704194700025
DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.Cd-20-0725
PROVIDER: wos
PMCID: PMC8487921
PUBMED: 33947663
Notes: Article -- Source: Wos
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