Clastogenesis by nucleotide lesions requires the completion of two cell cycles.
Jacob G. Jansen, Piya Temviriyanukul, Daniel C. de Groot, Karoly Szuhai, Sandrine van Hees-Stuivenberg, Anastasia Tsaalbi-Shtylik, Heinz Jacobs, Niels de Wind
The paper identifies a delayed mechanism of clastogenesis where unrepaired nucleotide lesions in single-stranded DNA persist through mitosis and generate clastogenic DSBs during the subsequent S phase.
bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2025 · PreprintMolecular Biology