The presence of extra chromosomes leads to genomic instability.
The presence of extra chromosomes leads to genomic instability.
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DOI:
10.1038/ncomms10754
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发表时间:
2016-02-15
影响因子:
16.6
通讯作者:
Storchová Z
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作者:
Passerini V;Ozeri-Galai E;de Pagter MS;Donnelly N;Schmalbrock S;Kloosterman WP;Kerem B;Storchová Z
Aneuploidy is a hallmark of cancer and underlies genetic disorders characterized by severe developmental defects, yet the molecular mechanisms explaining its effects on cellular physiology remain elusive. Here we show, using a series of human cells with defined aneuploid karyotypes, that gain of a single chromosome increases genomic instability. Next-generation sequencing and SNP-array analysis reveal accumulation of chromosomal rearrangements in aneuploids, with break point junction patterns suggestive of replication defects. Trisomic and tetrasomic cells also show increased DNA damage and sensitivity to replication stress. Strikingly, we find that aneuploidy-induced genomic instability can be explained by the reduced expression of the replicative helicase MCM2-7. Accordingly, restoring near-wild-type levels of chromatin-bound MCM helicase partly rescues the genomic instability phenotypes. Thus, gain of chromosomes triggers replication stress, thereby promoting genomic instability and possibly contributing to tumorigenesis. One of the hallmarks of cancer cells is aneuploidy, however the molecular effects are poorly understood. Here the authors show that trisomic and tetrasomic cells display increased genomic instability and reduced levels of the helicase MCM2-7.