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APOBEC3A – a causative agent in cancer-related chromosomal instability and STING driven metastasis
Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a hallmark of cancer and has been associated with a highly metastatic phenotype in numerous cancers. We identified a novel function for APOBEC3A in the initiation of CIN featuring enhanced, STING-dependent, distant organ seeding, and metastatic growth.