Ethanol exposure increases mutation rate through error-prone polymerases

oleh: Karin Voordeckers, Camilla Colding, Lavinia Grasso, Benjamin Pardo, Lore Hoes, Jacek Kominek, Kim Gielens, Kaat Dekoster, Jonathan Gordon, Elisa Van der Zande, Peter Bircham, Toon Swings, Jan Michiels, Peter Van Loo, Sandra Nuyts, Philippe Pasero, Michael Lisby, Kevin J. Verstrepen

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-07-01

Deskripsi

Whereas the toxic effects of ethanol are well-documented, the underlying mechanism is obscure. This study uses the eukaryotic model S. cerevisiae to reveal how exposure to sublethal ethanol concentrations causes DNA replication stress and an increased mutation rate.