Contribution of cytosine desaminases of AID/APOBEC family to carcinogenesis

Irina Zotova; Elena Stepchenkova; Youri Pavlov

doi:10.21638/spbu03.2019.203

Contribution of cytosine desaminases of AID/APOBEC family to carcinogenesis

Irina Zotova, Elena Stepchenkova, Youri Pavlov

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Abstract

Cytosine deaminases of the AID/APOBEC family have a weighty influence on human health. These enzymes are part of the innate and humoral immunity; they participate in lipid metabolism and muscle development, protect cells from viruses and regulate retrotransposition. If the activity of AID/APOBEC deaminases is misregulated, they can become "weapons of mass destruction," causing deaminations in unprotected single-stranded DNA regions leading to genome-wide mutagenesis. Ultimately, mutations contribute to cell malignancy and rapid evolution of cancer cells, helping them to evade the organism's defense. Also, hypermutable tumor cells develop resistance to anti-cancer drugs. Here we overview current understanding of the structure, functions, and regulation of AID/APOBEC cytosine deaminases in connection to carcinogenesis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	110-123
Number of pages	14
Journal	Biological Communications
Volume	64
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2019.203
State	Published - Jun 2019

Keywords

Cancer
Cytosine deaminases AID/APOBEC
DNA damage
Mutation

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General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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