Defective transcription in UPF1-deficient cells safeguards against replication stress, driving drug resistance
Thomas Walne, Laura Maple, Lydia Ellis, Nan Li, Carl Smythe, Ruth H. Thompson
This study shows that UPF1 deficiency in cancer cells causes replication stress but also drug resistance by reducing replication fork stalling and DNA repair pathway activation.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2025 · PreprintCell Biology