Gene amplification mutations originate prior to selective stress in Acinetobacter baylyi.
G3 (Bethesda)
; 13(3)2023 03 09.
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The controversial theory of adaptive amplification states gene amplification mutations are induced by selective environments where they are enriched due to the stress caused by growth restriction on unadapted cells. We tested this theory with three independent assays using an Acinetobacter baylyi model system that exclusively selects for cat gene amplification mutants. Our results demonstrate all cat gene amplification mutant colonies arise through a multistep process. While the late steps occur during selection exposure, these mutants derive from low-level amplification mutant cells that form before growth-inhibiting selection is imposed. During selection, these partial mutants undergo multiple secondary steps generating higher amplification over several days to multiple weeks to eventually form visible high-copy amplification colonies. Based on these findings, amplification in this Acinetobacter system can be explained by a natural selection process that does not require a stress response. These findings have fundamental implications to understanding the role of growth-limiting selective environments on cancer development. We suggest duplication mutations encompassing growth factor genes may serve as new genomic biomarkers to facilitate early cancer detection and treatment, before high-copy amplification is attained.
Palabras clave
Acinetobacter; adaptive amplification; adaptive mutation; cancer; copy number alteration (CNA); copy number variation (CNV); evolution; fluctuation test; gene amplification; gene duplication; gene duplication amplification (GDA); natural selection; replica plating; stationary-phase mutagenesis; stress induced mutation
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Acinetobacter
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Neoplasias
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
G3 (Bethesda)
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido