Ordered genome change of plant and animal body cells revealed by the genome profiling method

Deepti Diwan, Yuki Masubuchi, Tatsuya Furukawa, Koichi Nishigaki

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Abstract

In the past, it was widely thought that, although epigenetically different, the genome sequences of cells are basically the same in a single body. In retrospect, the genome-uniformity idea may have been naïve, considering that DNA polymerases cannot be perfect. Here, a systemic, not sporadic, genome change was demonstrated in a single plant (Arabidopsis) and animal (zebrafish) body using genome DNAs taken in an ordered manner using the genome profiling method. This can be explained because mutations accumulate additively in progeny cells, and these results are critically significant for developmental and oncological research.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2119-2126
Number of pages8
JournalFEBS Letters
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2016

Keywords

  • close cells
  • genome change
  • genome profiling
  • replication error rate
  • spontaneous mutation
  • systemic mutation

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