Abstract
Ig somatic mutations would be introduced by a polymerase (pol) while repairing DNA outside main DNA replication. We show that human B cells constitutively express the translesion pol ζ, which effectively extends DNA past mismatched bases (mispair extender), and pol η, which bypasses DNA lesions in an error-free fashion. Upon B cell receptor (BCR) engagement and coculture with activated CD4 + T cells, these lymphocytes upregulated pol ζ, downregulated pol η, and mutated the Ig and bcl-6 genes. Inhibition of the pol ζ REV3 catalytic subunit by specific phosphorothioate-modified oligonucleotides impaired Ig and bcl-6 hypermutation and UV damage-induced DNA mutagenesis, without affecting cell cycle or viability. Thus, pol ζ plays a critical role in Ig and bcl-6 hypermutation, perhaps facilitated by the downregulation of pol η.
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