Mutation Rate Evolution Drives Immune Escape In Mismatch Repair-Deficient Cancer
H. Kayhanian, P. Barmpoutis, E. Lakatos, W. C. H. Cross, G. Caravagna, L. Zapata, K. Litchfield, C. D. Steele, W. Waddingham, D. Patel, S. Milite, C. Jin, A.-M. Baker, C. Ross, D. Alexander, , M. Jansen
The paper shows that mutation rate adaptation in MMRd cancers drives immune escape by modulating neoantigen diversity and subclonal mutation rates.
bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2022 · PreprintCancer Biology