ATR-I774Yfs*5 promotes genomic instability through micronuclei formation

Author:

Holcomb NathanielORCID,Dhar Bithika,Pu Hong,Bautista Robert-MarloORCID,Overmann Anna Heink,Corum Lauren,Shelton Brent,D’Orazio JohnORCID

Abstract

AbstractAlthough mismatch repair (MMR) defects are associated with high risk of malignancy, the specific oncogenic drivers pertinent to MMR-affected cancers are poorly characterized. The heterozygous ATR-I774Yfs*5 mutation, the result of strand slippage in a poly-A tract of the Ataxia Telangiectasia and Rad3 related (ATR) gene, is overexpressed in MMR-defective malignancies including colorectal carcinoma (CRC) and is the most common ATR mutation in cancer. Here, we explore the contribution of ATR-I774Yfs*5 to genomic integrity. Using heterozygous ATR-I774Yfs*5 HCT-116 cells to mimic the native mutation, we found this mutation reduced ATR activity as measured by damage-induced Chk1 phosphorylation at S317 and ATR autophosphorylation ATR at T1989. ATR-I774Yfs*5 expression impaired genomic stability as visualized by the appearance of micronuclei in two stable expression models as well as in cell lines transfected with ATR-I774Yfs*5. Micronucleus development was dependent on replication and independent of ATR copy number. ATR-I774Yfs*5 expression did not alter cellular viability, cell cycle progression, or replicative rate, suggesting this mutation is well-tolerated despite its destabilizing effect on the genome. Taken together, these data suggest that the ATR-I774Yfs*5, whose development is favored in the context of MMR deficiency, may represent an important driver of a mutator phenotype by promoting genomic instability.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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