Causes of DNA Damage and Genomic Instability: A Review

Authors

  • Sixtus, A., Okafor Department of Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
  • Luvia, U., Ezeamaku Department of Polymer & Textile Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
  • Maryjane, C., Onyeugo Department of Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
  • Jovita, A., Daniel Department of Prosthetic and Orthortic, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
  • Augusta, C., Okafor Department of Biomedical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
  • Innocent, C. Ekuma Department of Biomedical Engineering, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Nigeria
  • Elizabet, N., Offia-Kalu Department of Polymer & Textile Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
  • Innocent, Ochiagha Eze Department of Polymer & Textile Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55677/IJCSMR/V3I8-01/2023

Keywords:

DNA damage, tDNA, Chromosomes, Telomere, Genomic stability, DNA repair

Abstract

Genomic instability defines all genetic alterations resulting from excessive or high frequency of mutation; base pairs sequence alterations known as microsatellite instability (MSI) and aneuploidy also called chromosome instability (CIN), chromosomal re- arrangements within the genome or the susceptibility of genome to alterations that occur during cell division cycle. The genome of most cancer cells is highly unstable, mostly due to damage to tumour suppressor genes example tp53 which encodes p53 or other genes coordinating cell division. Telomere is a nucleoprotein complex which extends the physical ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, protecting it from degradation, counteracting sequence loss, protecting genes closer to the chromosomes end and inhibiting cell cycle arrest. Studies have implicated the dysfunction of telomere to the formation of sub-tetraploid aneuploid cells that exhibit tumourigenic capacity and formation of anueploid cells that can elude programmed cell death (apoptosis) and form tumour cells, thus initiating genomic instability. In this review, we presented an insight to the causes of DNA damage and its associated genomic instability. We found that many factors such as fragile sites, end replication problem, DNA double strand breaks, DNA replication defects, deletion, insertion and translocation all are responsible to the fragile nature of the genome.              

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2023-08-09

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Sixtus, A., Okafor, Luvia, U., Ezeamaku, Maryjane, C., Onyeugo, Jovita, A., Daniel, Augusta, C., Okafor, Innocent, C. Ekuma, Elizabet, N., Offia-Kalu, & Innocent, Ochiagha Eze. (2023). Causes of DNA Damage and Genomic Instability: A Review . International Journal of Clinical Science and Medical Research, 3(8), 156–162. https://doi.org/10.55677/IJCSMR/V3I8-01/2023