Targeting mutagenesis in B cells: Phosphorylation goes beyond AID association

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Abstract

The mutations induced by activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) trigger antibody diversification but can cause genome instability. We find that AID phosphorylation is an important determinant of “off-target” mutagenesis and identify a drug that increases this activity. These studies demonstrate how dysregulating AID phosphorylation can promote oncogenesis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere1432259
JournalMolecular and Cellular Oncology
Volume5
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 3 2018

Keywords

  • AICDA
  • B cells
  • MYC
  • activation-induced cytidine deaminase
  • chromosome translocation
  • class switch recombination
  • lithium
  • lymphoma
  • mutation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Cancer Research

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