Functions and consequences of AID/APOBEC-mediated DNA and RNA deamination

R Pecori, S Di Giorgio, J Paulo Lorenzo… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
The AID/APOBEC polynucleotide cytidine deaminases have historically been classified as
either DNA mutators or RNA editors based on their first identified nucleic acid substrate …

Functions and malfunctions of mammalian DNA-cytosine deaminases

SU Siriwardena, K Chen, AS Bhagwat - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The AID/APOBEC family enzymes convert cytosines in single-stranded DNA to uracils,
causing base substitutions and strand breaks. They are induced by cytokines produced …

Molecular origins of APOBEC-associated mutations in cancer

M Petljak, J Maciejowski - DNA repair, 2020 - Elsevier
The APOBEC family of cytidine deaminases has been proposed to represent a major
enzymatic source of mutations in cancer. Here, we summarize available evidence that links …

The role of APOBECs in viral replication

WK Xu, H Byun, JP Dudley - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide-like (APOBEC) proteins are a
diverse and evolutionarily conserved family of cytidine deaminases that provide a variety of …

APOBEC3B, a molecular driver of mutagenesis in human cancers

J Zou, C Wang, X Ma, E Wang, G Peng - Cell & bioscience, 2017 - Springer
Human cancers results in large part from the accumulation of multiple mutations. The
progression of premalignant cells is an evolutionary process in which mutations provide the …

APOBEC: from mutator to editor

B Yang, X Li, L Lei, J Chen - Journal of Genetics and Genomics, 2017 - Elsevier
APOBECs (apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like) are a family
of cytidine deaminases that prefer single-stranded nucleic acids as substrates. Besides their …

Unraveling the enzyme-substrate properties for APOBEC3A-Mediated RNA editing

K Kim, AB Shi, K Kelley, XS Chen - Journal of Molecular Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
The APOBEC3 family of human cytidine deaminases is involved in various cellular
processes, including the innate and acquired immune system, mostly through inducing C-to …

Alternative splicing, RNA editing, and the current limits of next generation sequencing

M Piazzi, A Bavelloni, S Salucci, I Faenza, WL Blalock - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The advent of next generation sequencing (NGS) has fostered a shift in basic analytic
strategies of a gene expression analysis in diverse pathologies for the purposes of research …

APOBEC Mutagenesis in Cancer Development and Susceptibility

A Dananberg, J Striepen, JS Rozowsky, M Petljak - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary APOBEC cytosine deaminases represent potent mutational sources in
over 50% of human cancers and are linked to tumor heterogeneity and therapy responses …

The cytidine deaminase APOBEC3A regulates nucleolar function to promote cell growth and ribosome biogenesis

MA McCool, CJ Bryant, L Abriola, YV Surovtseva… - Plos …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Cancer initiates as a consequence of genomic mutations and its subsequent progression
relies in part on increased production of ribosomes to maintain high levels of protein …