Sustained pigmentation causes DNA damage and invokes translesion polymerase Pol κ for repair in melanocytes
V. Natarajan, S. Khanna, M. Ghazi, Y. J. Subramaniam, I. Gupta, F. Sultan, K. Sharma, S. Chandna, R. S. Gokhale
This study shows sustained melanogenesis causes DNA damage in melanocytes, invokes Pol κ for repair, and links Pol κ activity to genome instability and mutational load in melanoma.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2022 · PreprintCell Biology