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ArticleNature protocols2018

Measuring mutation accumulation in single human adult stem cells by whole-genome sequencing of organoid cultures.

Myrthe Jager, Francis Blokzijl, Valentina Sasselli, Sander Boymans, Roel Janssen, Nicolle Besselink, Hans Clevers, Ruben van Boxtel, Edwin Cuppen

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Article in Nature protocols, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Myrthe JagerCenter for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Francis BlokzijlCenter for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Valentina SasselliHubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Sander BoymansCenter for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Roel JanssenCenter for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Nicolle BesselinkCenter for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Hans CleversHubrecht Institute for Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, KNAW and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Ruben van BoxtelCenter for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Edwin CuppenCenter for Molecular Medicine and Oncode Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0400-9542
Utrecht University · NLUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NL

Funding

Worldwide Cancer Research 16-0193
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Characterization of mutational processes in adult stem cells (ASCs) will improve our understanding of aging-related diseases, such as cancer and organ failure, and may ultimately help prevent the development of these diseases. Here, we present a method for cataloging mutations in individual human ASCs without the necessity of using error-prone whole-genome amplification. Single ASCs are expanded in vitro into clonal organoid cultures to generate sufficient DNA for accurate whole-genome sequencing (WGS) analysis. We developed a data-analysis pipeline that identifies with high confidence somatic variants that accumulated in vivo in the original ASC. These genome-wide mutation catalogs are valuable resources for the characterization of the underlying mutational mechanisms. In addition, this protocol can be used to determine the effects of culture conditions or mutagen exposure on mutation accumulation in ASCs in vitro. Here, we describe a protocol for human liver ASCs that can be completed over a period of 3-4 months with hands-on time of ∼5 d.

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Mutation AccumulationAdult Stem CellsCells, CulturedDNAHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansLiverMutationOrganoidsWhole Genome SequencingDNA

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PMID29215633
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