Friday, June 1, 2018 3:45 p.m.
Caspary Auditorium
David Pellman M.D.
Margaret M. Dyson Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Harvard Medical School
Mechanisms of Rapid Genome Evolution
Recommended Readings:
Science News
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Researchers identify origin of chromosomal oddity in some cancer cells. May 27, 2015. EurekAlert
Empirical Articles
Marteil, Gaelle; Guerrero, Adan; Vieira, Andre F.; et al. (2018). Over-elongation of centrioles in cancer promotes centriole amplification and chromosome missegregation. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 9
Zhang, Cheng-Zhong; Spektor, Alexander; Cornils, Hauke; et al. (2015). Chromothripsis from DNA damage in micronuclei. NATURE. 522 (7555): 179-+
Selmecki, Anna M.; Maruvka, Yosef E.; Richmond, Phillip A.; et al. (2015). Polyploidy can drive rapid adaptation in yeast. NATURE. 519 (7543): 349-+
Crasta, Karen; Ganem, Neil J.; Dagher, Regina; et al. (2012). DNA breaks and chromosome pulverization from errors in mitosis. NATURE. 482 (7383): 53-U70
Carter, Scott L.; Cibulskis, Kristian; Helman, Elena; et al. (2012). Absolute quantification of somatic DNA alterations in human cancer. NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY. 30 (5): 413-+
Ganem, Neil J.; Godinho, Susana A.; Pellman, David. (2009). A mechanism linking extra centrosomes to chromosomal instability. NATURE. 460 (7252): 278-U146
Review Paper
Zhang, Cheng-Zhong; Leibowitz, Mitchell L.; Pellman, David. (2013). Chromothripsis and beyond: rapid genome evolution from complex chromosomal rearrangements. GENES AND DEVELOPMENT. 27 (23): 2513-2530
Gordon, David J.; Resio, Benjamin; Pellman, David. (2012). Causes and consequences of aneuploidy in cancer. NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS. 13 (3): 189-203
Book Chapter
Leibowitz, Mitchell L.; Zhang, Cheng-Zhong; Pellman, David. (2015). Chromothripsis: A New Mechanism for Rapid Karyotype Evolution. ANNUAL REVIEW OF GENETICS. 49: 183-211