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Luo Z, Dai Z, Xie X, Feng X, Liu D, Songyang Z, Xiong Y. TeloPIN: a database of telomeric proteins interaction network in mammalian cells. DATABASE-THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DATABASES AND CURATION 2015; 2015:bav018. [PMID: 25792605 PMCID: PMC4365144 DOI: 10.1093/database/bav018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Interaction network surrounding telomeres has been intensively studied during the past two decades. However, no specific resource by integrating telomere interaction information data is currently available. To facilitate the understanding of the molecular interaction network by which telomeres are associated with biological process and diseases, we have developed TeloPIN (Telomeric Proteins Interaction Network) database (http://songyanglab.sysu.edu.cn/telopin/), a novel database that points to provide comprehensive information on protein–protein, protein–DNA and protein–RNA interaction of telomeres. TeloPIN database contains four types of interaction data, including (i) protein–protein interaction (PPI) data, (ii) telomeric proteins ChIP-seq data, (iii) telomere-associated proteins data and (iv) telomeric repeat-containing RNAs (TERRA)-interacting proteins data. By analyzing these four types of interaction data, we found that 358 and 199 proteins have more than one type of interaction information in human and mouse cells, respectively. We also developed table browser and TeloChIP genome browser to help researchers with better integrated visualization of interaction data from different studies. The current release of TeloPIN database includes 1111 PPI, eight telomeric protein ChIP-seq data sets, 1391 telomere-associated proteins and 183 TERRA-interacting proteins from 92 independent studies in mammalian cells. The interaction information provided by TeloPIN database will greatly expand our knowledge of telomeric proteins interaction network. Database URL: TeloPIN database address is http://songyanglab.sysu.edu.cn/telopin. TeloPIN database is freely available to non-commercial use.
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- Zhenhua Luo
- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA, and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA, and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA, and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA, and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA, and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA, and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA, and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA, and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA, and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX
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- Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA, and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China Key Laboratory of Gene Engineering of the Ministry of Education and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, School of Information Science and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; SYSU-CMU Shunde International Joint Research Institute (JRI) Shunde, Guangdong, China; Cell-Based Assay Screening Core, Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Verna and Marrs Mclean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA, and Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China
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Ilicheva NV, Podgornaya OI, Voronin AP. Telomere Repeat-Binding Factor 2 Is Responsible for the Telomere Attachment to the Nuclear Membrane. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2015; 101:67-96. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.apcsb.2015.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Liu Y, Ling Y, Qi Q, Zhu M, Wan M, Zhang Y, Zhang C. Trastuzumab increases the sensitivity of HER2-amplified human gastric cancer cells to oxaliplatin and cisplatin by affecting the expression of telomere-associated proteins. Oncol Lett 2014; 9:999-1005. [PMID: 25624920 PMCID: PMC4301541 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.2793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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HER2 amplification occurs in ~20% of gastric cancer (GC) cases; however, in gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer with HER2 gene amplification, trastuzumab in combination with cisplatin (DDP)-based chemotherapy has been reported to improve the oncological outcome. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the combined antitumor efficacy of trastuzumab and various platinum agents in GC cells and to elucidate mechanisms that may be involved in the interaction between trastuzumab and the platinum agents. The in vitro chemosensitivity of the GC cells to platinum agents was evaluated using the CellTiter 96® AQueous One Solution Cell Proliferation Assay kit. Treatment with 1.0μg/ml trastuzumab for 48 h significantly increased the sensitivity of NCI-N87 cells with HER2 amplification to oxaliplatin (Oxa) and DDP. This chemosensitivity was most prominent in the NCI-N87 cells, in which the half maximal inhibitory concentration of Oxa and DDP was decreased to ~3.29 and 6.91 times, respectively. The apoptotic effect of the platinum agents was evaluated by double-staining the GC cells with Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate and propodium iodide. Consistent with the chemosensitivity analysis, apoptotic analysis indicated that trastuzumab significantly increased Oxa- and DDP-induced apoptosis in the NCI-N87 cells. Furthermore, the mRNA expression levels of various telomere-associated genes was determined by performing quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactions in a number of GC cell lines, and revealed that trastuzumab (alone and in combination with DDP) may downregulate the mRNA expression levels of the TPP1, TRF1, TRF2, TRF2IP and POT1 genes. However, western blot analysis demonstrated that trastuzumab (alone and in combination with DDP) may significantly downregulate the protein expression levels of telomeric repeat binding factor 2, protection of telomere 1 and TPP1 (formerly known as TINT1, PTOP and PIP). The results of the present study indicate a potential role of low-dose trastuzumab administration for increasing Oxa and DDP sensitivity in HER2-amplified GC cells, possibly via the downregulation of telomere-associated gene expression.
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- Yongping Liu
- Clinical Oncology Laboratory, Changzhou Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213002, P.R. China ; Department of Oncology Medicine, Changzhou Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213002, P.R. China
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- Department of Oncology Medicine, Changzhou Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213002, P.R. China
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- Clinical Oncology Laboratory, Changzhou Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213002, P.R. China
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- Clinical Oncology Laboratory, Changzhou Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213002, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, Changzhou Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213002, P.R. China
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- Clinical Oncology Laboratory, Changzhou Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213002, P.R. China
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- Clinical Oncology Laboratory, Changzhou Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Suzhou University, Changzhou, Jiangsu 213002, P.R. China
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Ozden S, Tiber PM, Ozgen Z, Ozyurt H, Serakinci N, Orun O. Expression of TRF2 and its prognostic relevance in advanced stage cervical cancer patients. Biol Res 2014; 47:61. [PMID: 25654471 PMCID: PMC4335779 DOI: 10.1186/0717-6287-47-61] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Telomeres are protective caps consisted of specific tandem repeats (5′-TTAGGG-3′). Shortening of telomeres at each cell division is known as “mitotic clock” of the cells, which renders telomeres as important regulators of lifespan. TRF2 is one of the critical members of shelterin complex, which is a protein complex responsible from the preservation of cap structure, and loss or mutation of TRF2 results in DNA damage, senescence or apoptosis. Since cancer is frequently associated with aberrant cell cycle progression, defective DNA repair or apoptosis pathways, TRF2 could be one likely candidate for cancer therapy. Here we investigated the prognostic role of TRF2 levels in cervical cancer patients. Fold-induction rates were evaluated with respect to median values after real-time PCR analysis. Overall survival, distant disease-free and local recurrence-free survival rates were calculated using Kaplan-Meier long rank test. Results Both five year overall- and disease-free survival rates were longer in patients with higher TRF2 expression compared to lower expression, but results were not statistically significant (69.2% vs 28.9%, respectively). Mean local recurrence-free survivals (LRF) were very close ( 58.6, CI: 44.3-72.9 vs 54.5, CI: 32.1-76.9 months) for high and low expressions, respectively. Cumulative proportion of LRF at the end of five year period was 76.9% for high and 57.1% for low TRF2 expression (P = 0.75). Statistically significant difference was found between survival ratios and Bcl-xL and p53 gene expressions, but not with TRF2. A respectable correlation between TRF2 expression and apoptosis along with distant metastasis was noted (P = 0.045 and 0.036, respectively). Additionally, high TRF2 expression levels had a positive impact in five year survival rate of stage IIIB-IVA patients (P = 0.04). Conclusions Our results support the role of TRF2 in apoptosis and imply a positive relation with distant metastases and survival in advanced stage patients. The remarkable difference in survival periods of patients with different TRF2 expressions suggest that TRF2 may be a candidate factor to estimate survival for cervical cancer, a preliminary observation which should further be verified with a larger cohort.
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- Sevgi Ozden
- Clinic of Radiation Oncology, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Semsi Denizer Street, Istanbul, 34890, Turkey.
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- Biophysics Department, Marmara University School of Medicine, Maltepe Basibuyuk Yolu Street, Istanbul, 34854, Turkey.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology,School of Medicine, Marmara University, Muhsin Yazicioglu Street, Istanbul, 34890, Turkey.
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- Clinic of Radiation Oncology, Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Training and Research Hospital, Semsi Denizer Street, Istanbul, 34890, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Medical Genetics, Near East University, KKTC Mersin 10, Lefkosa, 922022, Turkey.
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- Biophysics Department, Marmara University School of Medicine, Maltepe Basibuyuk Yolu Street, Istanbul, 34854, Turkey.
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DNA-PKcs-interacting protein KIP binding to TRF2 is required for the maintenance of functional telomeres. Biochem J 2014; 463:19-30. [DOI: 10.1042/bj20131395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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DNA-PKcs-interacting protein KIP interacts with TRF2 and enhances the telomere binding activity of TRF2. Depletion of KIP induces telomere-damage response foci. Thus KIP plays important roles in the maintenance of functional telomeres and the regulation of telomere-associated DNA-damage response.
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de la Fuente R, Manterola M, Viera A, Parra MT, Alsheimer M, Rufas JS, Page J. Chromatin organization and remodeling of interstitial telomeric sites during meiosis in the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). Genetics 2014; 197:1137-51. [PMID: 24907260 PMCID: PMC4125389 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.114.166421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Telomeric DNA repeats are key features of chromosomes that allow the maintenance of integrity and stability in the telomeres. However, interstitial telomere sites (ITSs) can also be found along the chromosomes, especially near the centromere, where they may appear following chromosomal rearrangements like Robertsonian translocations. There is no defined role for ITSs, but they are linked to DNA damage-prone sites. We were interested in studying the structural organization of ITSs during meiosis, a kind of cell division in which programmed DNA damage events and noticeable chromatin reorganizations occur. Here we describe the presence of highly amplified ITSs in the pericentromeric region of Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) chromosomes. During meiosis, ITSs show a different chromatin conformation than DNA repeats at telomeres, appearing more extended and accumulating heterochromatin markers. Interestingly, ITSs also recruit the telomeric proteins RAP1 and TRF1, but in a stage-dependent manner, appearing mainly at late prophase I stages. We did not find a specific accumulation of DNA repair factors to the ITSs, such as γH2AX or RAD51 at these stages, but we could detect the presence of MLH1, a marker for reciprocal recombination. However, contrary to previous reports, we did not find a specific accumulation of crossovers at ITSs. Intriguingly, some centromeric regions of metacentric chromosomes may bind the nuclear envelope through the association to SUN1 protein, a feature usually performed by telomeres. Therefore, ITSs present a particular and dynamic chromatin configuration in meiosis, which could be involved in maintaining their genetic stability, but they additionally retain some features of distal telomeres, provided by their capability to associate to telomere-binding proteins.
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York 10032
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg D-97074, Germany
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid 28049, Spain
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Daniel K, Tränkner D, Wojtasz L, Shibuya H, Watanabe Y, Alsheimer M, Tóth A. Mouse CCDC79 (TERB1) is a meiosis-specific telomere associated protein. BMC Cell Biol 2014; 15:17. [PMID: 24885367 PMCID: PMC4038382 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-15-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Telomeres have crucial meiosis-specific roles in the orderly reduction of chromosome numbers and in ensuring the integrity of the genome during meiosis. One such role is the attachment of telomeres to trans-nuclear envelope protein complexes that connect telomeres to motor proteins in the cytoplasm. These trans-nuclear envelope connections between telomeres and cytoplasmic motor proteins permit the active movement of telomeres and chromosomes during the first meiotic prophase. Movements of chromosomes/telomeres facilitate the meiotic recombination process, and allow high fidelity pairing of homologous chromosomes. Pairing of homologous chromosomes is a prerequisite for their correct segregation during the first meiotic division. Although inner-nuclear envelope proteins, such as SUN1 and potentially SUN2, are known to bind and recruit meiotic telomeres, these proteins are not meiosis-specific, therefore cannot solely account for telomere-nuclear envelope attachment and/or for other meiosis-specific characteristics of telomeres in mammals. Results We identify CCDC79, alternatively named TERB1, as a meiosis-specific protein that localizes to telomeres from leptotene to diplotene stages of the first meiotic prophase. CCDC79 and SUN1 associate with telomeres almost concurrently at the onset of prophase, indicating a possible role for CCDC79 in telomere-nuclear envelope interactions and/or telomere movements. Consistent with this scenario, CCDC79 is missing from most telomeres that fail to connect to SUN1 protein in spermatocytes lacking the meiosis-specific cohesin SMC1B. SMC1B-deficient spermatocytes display both reduced efficiency in telomere-nuclear envelope attachment and reduced stability of telomeres specifically during meiotic prophase. Importantly, CCDC79 associates with telomeres in SUN1-deficient spermatocytes, which strongly indicates that localization of CCDC79 to telomeres does not require telomere-nuclear envelope attachment. Conclusion CCDC79 is a meiosis-specific telomere associated protein. Based on our findings we propose that CCDC79 plays a role in meiosis-specific telomere functions. In particular, we favour the possibility that CCDC79 is involved in telomere-nuclear envelope attachment and/or the stabilization of meiotic telomeres. These conclusions are consistent with the findings of an independently initiated study that analysed CCDC79/TERB1 functions.
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- Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Technische Universität Dresden, Fiedlerstr, 42, Dresden 01307, Germany.
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Rajavel M, Mullins MR, Taylor DJ. Multiple facets of TPP1 in telomere maintenance. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2014; 1844:1550-9. [PMID: 24780581 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2014.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2014] [Accepted: 04/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes that cap the ends of all linear chromosomes and function to prevent aberrant repair and end-to-end chromosome fusions. In somatic cells, telomere shortening is a natural part of the aging process as it occurs with each round of cell division. In germ and stem cells, however, the enzyme telomerase synthesizes telomere DNA to counter-balance telomere shortening and help maintain cellular proliferation. Of the primary telomere end-binding proteins, TPP1 has recently emerged as a primary contributor in protecting telomere DNA and in recruiting telomerase to the telomere ends. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge regarding the role of TPP1 in telomere maintenance.
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- Malligarjunan Rajavel
- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland OH 44106, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland OH 44106, USA; Department of Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland OH 44106, USA.
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Mitchell TRH, Zhu XD. Methylated TRF2 associates with the nuclear matrix and serves as a potential biomarker for cellular senescence. Aging (Albany NY) 2014; 6:248-63. [PMID: 24721747 PMCID: PMC4032793 DOI: 10.18632/aging.100650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Methylation of N-terminal arginines of the shelterin component TRF2 is important for cellular proliferation. While TRF2 is found at telomeres, where it plays an essential role in maintaining telomere integrity, little is known about the cellular localization of methylated TRF2. Here we report that the majority of methylated TRF2 is resistant to extraction by high salt buffer and DNase I treatment, indicating that methylated TRF2 is tightly associated with the nuclear matrix. We show that methylated TRF2 drastically alters its nuclear staining as normal human primary fibroblast cells approach and enter replicative senescence. This altered nuclear staining, which is found to be overwhelmingly associated with misshapen nuclei and abnormal nuclear matrix folds, can be suppressed by hTERT and it is barely detectable in transformed and cancer cell lines. We find that dysfunctional telomeres and DNA damage, both of which are potent inducers of cellular senescence, promote the altered nuclear staining of methylated TRF2, which is dependent upon the ATM-mediated DNA damage response. Collectively, these results suggest that the altered nuclear staining of methylated TRF2 may represent ATM-mediated nuclear structural alteration associated with cellular senescence. Our data further imply that methylated TRF2 can serve as a potential biomarker for cellular senescence.
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- Taylor R H Mitchell
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1
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Croteau DL, Popuri V, Opresko PL, Bohr VA. Human RecQ helicases in DNA repair, recombination, and replication. Annu Rev Biochem 2014; 83:519-52. [PMID: 24606147 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biochem-060713-035428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 404] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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RecQ helicases are an important family of genome surveillance proteins conserved from bacteria to humans. Each of the five human RecQ helicases plays critical roles in genome maintenance and stability, and the RecQ protein family members are often referred to as guardians of the genome. The importance of these proteins in cellular homeostasis is underscored by the fact that defects in BLM, WRN, and RECQL4 are linked to distinct heritable human disease syndromes. Each human RecQ helicase has a unique set of protein-interacting partners, and these interactions dictate its specialized functions in genome maintenance, including DNA repair, recombination, replication, and transcription. Human RecQ helicases also interact with each other, and these interactions have significant impact on enzyme function. Future research goals in this field include a better understanding of the division of labor among the human RecQ helicases and learning how human RecQ helicases collaborate and cooperate to enhance genome stability.
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- Deborah L Croteau
- Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, Baltimore, Maryland 21224;
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Wong JYY, De Vivo I, Lin X, Grashow R, Cavallari J, Christiani DC. The association between global DNA methylation and telomere length in a longitudinal study of boilermakers. Genet Epidemiol 2014; 38:254-64. [PMID: 24616077 DOI: 10.1002/gepi.21796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2013] [Revised: 11/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The objectives of this study were to determine if global DNA methylation, as reflected in LINE-1 and Alu elements, is associated with telomere length and whether it modifies the rate of telomeric change. A repeated-measures longitudinal study was performed with a panel of 87 boilermaker subjects. The follow-up period was 29 months. LINE-1 and Alu methylation was determined using pyrosequencing. Leukocyte relative telomere length was assessed via real-time qPCR. Linear-mixed models were used to estimate the association between DNA methylation and telomere length. A structural equation model (SEM) was used to explore the hypothesized relationship between DNA methylation, proxies of particulate matter exposure, and telomere length at baseline. There appeared to be a positive association between both LINE-1 and Alu methylation levels, and telomere length. For every incremental increase in LINE-1 methylation, there was a statistically significant 1.0 × 10(-1) (95% CI: 4.6 × 10(-2), 1.5 × 10(-1), P < 0.01) unit increase in relative telomere length, controlling for age at baseline, current and past smoking status, work history, BMI (log kg/m(2) ) and leukocyte differentials. Furthermore, for every incremental increase in Alu methylation, there was a statistically significant 6.2 × 10(-2) (95% CI: 1.0 × 10(-2), 1.1 × 10(-1), P = 0.02) unit increase in relative telomere length. The interaction between LINE-1 methylation and follow-up time was statistically significant with an estimate -9.8 × 10(-3) (95% CI: -1.8 × 10(-2), -1.9 × 10(-3), P = 0.02); suggesting that the rate of telomeric change was modified by the degree of LINE-1 methylation. No statistically significant association was found between the cumulative PM exposure construct, with global DNA methylation and telomere length at baseline.
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- Jason Y Y Wong
- Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) have the potential to produce any types of cells from all three basic germ layers and the capacity to self-renew and proliferate indefinitely in vitro. The two main types of PSCs, embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), share common features such as colony morphology, high expression of Oct4 and Nanog, and strong alkaline phosphatase activity. In recent years, increasing evidences suggest that telomere length represents another important internal factor in maintaining stem cell pluripotency. Telomere length homeostasis and its structural integrity help to protect chromosome ends from recombination, end fusion, and DNA damage responses, ensuring the divisional ability of mammalian cells. PSCs generally exhibit high telomerase activity to maintain their extremely long and stable telomeres, and emerging data indicate the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) pathway may play an important role in telomere functions too. Such characteristics are likely key to their abilities to differentiate into diverse cell types in vivo. In this review, we will focus on the function and regulation of telomeres in ESCs and iPSCs, thereby shedding light on the importance of telomere length to pluripotency and the mechanisms that regulate telomeres in PSCs.
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The shelterin protein TIN2 is required for the telomeric accumulation of TPP1/POT1 heterodimers and for the protection of telomeres by the POT1 proteins (POT1a and POT1b in the mouse). TIN2 also binds to TRF1 and TRF2, improving the telomeric localization of TRF2 and its function. Here, we ask whether TIN2 needs to interact with both TRF1 and TRF2 to mediate the telomere protection afforded by TRF2 and POT1a/b. Using a TIN2 allele deficient in TRF1 binding (TIN2-L247E), we demonstrate that TRF1 is required for optimal recruitment of TIN2 to telomeres and document phenotypes associated with the TIN2-L247E allele that are explained by insufficient TIN2 loading onto telomeres. To bypass the requirement for TRF1-dependent recruitment, we fused TIN2-L247E to the TRF2-interacting (RCT) domain of Rap1. The RCT-TIN2-L247E fusion showed improved telomeric localization and was fully functional in terms of chromosome end protection by TRF2, TPP1/POT1a, and TPP1/POT1b. These data indicate that when sufficient TIN2 is loaded onto telomeres, its interaction with TRF1 is not required to mediate the function of TRF2 and the TPP1/POT1 heterodimers. We therefore conclude that shelterin can protect chromosome ends as a TRF2-tethered TIN2/TPP1/POT1 complex that lacks a physical connection to TRF1.
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Frescas D, de Lange T. A TIN2 dyskeratosis congenita mutation causes telomerase-independent telomere shortening in mice. Genes Dev 2014; 28:153-66. [PMID: 24449270 PMCID: PMC3909789 DOI: 10.1101/gad.233395.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Accepted: 12/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The progressive bone marrow failure syndrome dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is often caused by mutations in telomerase or the factors involved in telomerase biogenesis and trafficking. However, a subset of DC patients is heterozygous for mutations in the shelterin component TIN2. To determine how the TIN2-DC mutations affect telomere function, we generated mice with the equivalent of the TIN2 K280E DC allele (TIN2(DC)) by gene targeting. Whereas homozygous TIN2(DC/DC) mice were not viable, first-generation TIN2(+/DC) mice were healthy and fertile. In the second and third generations, the TIN2(+/DC) mice developed mild pancytopenia, consistent with hematopoietic dysfunction in DC, as well as diminished fecundity. Bone marrow telomeres of TIN2(+/DC) mice shortened over the generations, and immortalized TIN2(+/DC) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) showed telomere shortening with proliferation. Unexpectedly, telomere shortening was accelerated in TIN2(+/DC) mTR(-/-) mice and MEFs compared with TIN2(+/+) mTR(-/-) controls, establishing that the TIN2(DC) telomere maintenance defect was not solely due to diminished telomerase action. The TIN2(DC) allele induced mild ATR kinase signaling at telomeres and a fragile telomere phenotype, suggestive of telomere replication problems. These data suggest that this TIN2-DC mutation could induce telomeric dysfunction phenotypes in telomerase-negative somatic cells and tissues that further exacerbate the telomere maintenance problems in telomerase-positive stem cell compartments.
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- David Frescas
- Laboratory for Cell Biology and Genetics, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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- Laboratory for Cell Biology and Genetics, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Mandrioli M, Zanasi F, Manicardi GC. Karyotype rearrangements and telomere analysis in Myzuspersicae (Hemiptera, Aphididae) strains collected on Lavandula sp. plants. COMPARATIVE CYTOGENETICS 2014; 8:259-74. [PMID: 25610541 PMCID: PMC4296714 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v8i4.8568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Karyotype analysis of nine strains of the peach-potato aphid Myzuspersicae (Sulzer, 1776), collected on Lavandula sp. plants, evidenced showed that five of them had a standard 2n = 12 karyotype, one possessed a fragmentation of the X chromosome occurring at the telomere opposite to the NOR-bearing one and three strains had a chromosome number 2n = 11 due to a non-reciprocal translocation of an autosome A3 onto an A1 chromosome. Interestingly, the terminal portion of the autosome A1 involved in the translocation was the same in all the three strains, as evidenced by FISH with the histone cluster as a probe. The study of telomeres in the Myzuspersicae strain with the X fission evidenced that telomerase synthesised de novo telomeres at the breakpoints resulting in the stabilization of the chromosomal fragments. Lastly, despite the presence of a conserved telomerase, aphid genome is devoid of genes coding for shelterin, a complex of proteins involved in telomere functioning frequently reported as conserved in eukaryotes. The absence of this complex, also confirmed in the genome of other arthropods, suggests that the shift in the sequence of the telomeric repeats has been accompanied by other changes in the telomere components in arthropods in respect to other metazoans.
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- Mauro Mandrioli
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 213/d, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 213/d, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 213/d, 41125 Modena, Italy
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Liao G, Chen X, Wu J, Qian C, Wang H, Ji L, Chao H. Novel ruthenium(ii) polypyridyl complexes as G-quadruplex stabilisers and telomerase inhibitors. Dalton Trans 2014; 43:7811-9. [DOI: 10.1039/c3dt53547a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Telomeres are the physical ends of eukaryotic linear chromosomes. Telomeres form special structures that cap chromosome ends to prevent degradation by nucleolytic attack and to distinguish chromosome termini from DNA double-strand breaks. With few exceptions, telomeres are composed primarily of repetitive DNA associated with proteins that interact specifically with double- or single-stranded telomeric DNA or with each other, forming highly ordered and dynamic complexes involved in telomere maintenance and length regulation. In proliferative cells and unicellular organisms, telomeric DNA is replicated by the actions of telomerase, a specialized reverse transcriptase. In the absence of telomerase, some cells employ a recombination-based DNA replication pathway known as alternative lengthening of telomeres. However, mammalian somatic cells that naturally lack telomerase activity show telomere shortening with increasing age leading to cell cycle arrest and senescence. In another way, mutations or deletions of telomerase components can lead to inherited genetic disorders, and the depletion of telomeric proteins can elicit the action of distinct kinases-dependent DNA damage response, culminating in chromosomal abnormalities that are incompatible with life. In addition to the intricate network formed by the interrelationships among telomeric proteins, long noncoding RNAs that arise from subtelomeric regions, named telomeric repeat-containing RNA, are also implicated in telomerase regulation and telomere maintenance. The goal for the next years is to increase our knowledge about the mechanisms that regulate telomere homeostasis and the means by which their absence or defect can elicit telomere dysfunction, which generally results in gross genomic instability and genetic diseases.
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Kim J, Chung IK. The splicing factor U2AF65 stabilizes TRF1 protein by inhibiting its ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 443:1124-30. [PMID: 24389012 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.12.118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Accepted: 12/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The human telomeric protein TRF1 is a component of the six-subunit protein complex shelterin, which provides telomere protection by organizing the telomere into a high-order structure. TRF1 functions as a negative regulator of telomere length by controlling the access of telomerase to telomeres. Thus, the cellular abundance of TRF1 at telomeres should be maintained and tightly regulated to ensure proper telomere function. Here, we identify U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (snRNP) auxiliary factor 65 (U2AF65), an essentialpre-mRNA splicingfactor, as a novel TRF1-interacting protein. U2AF65 interacts with TRF1 in vitro and in vivo and is capable of stabilizing TRF1 protein by inhibiting its ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis. We also found that U2AF65 interferes with the interaction between TRF1 and Fbx4, an E3 ubiquitin ligase for TRF1. Depletion of endogenous U2AF65 expression by short interfering RNA (siRNA) reduced the stability of endogenous TRF1 whereas overexpression of U2AF65 significantly extended the half-life of TRF1. These findings demonstrate that U2AF65 plays a critical role in regulating the level of TRF1 through physical interaction and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis. Hence, U2AF65 represents a new route for modulating TRF1 function at telomeres.
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- Jeonghee Kim
- Departments of Systems Biology and Integrated Omics for Biomedical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea
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- Departments of Systems Biology and Integrated Omics for Biomedical Science, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Republic of Korea.
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Catalytically active telomerase holoenzyme is assembled in the dense fibrillar component of the nucleolus during S phase. Histochem Cell Biol 2013; 141:137-52. [PMID: 24318571 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-013-1166-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The maintenance of human telomeres requires the ribonucleoprotein enzyme telomerase, which is composed of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), telomerase RNA component, and several additional proteins for assembly and activity. Telomere elongation by telomerase in human cancer cells involves multiple steps including telomerase RNA biogenesis, holoenzyme assembly, intranuclear trafficking, and telomerase recruitment to telomeres. Although telomerase has been shown to accumulate in Cajal bodies for association with telomeric chromatin, it is unclear where and how the assembly and trafficking of catalytically active telomerase is regulated in the context of nuclear architecture. Here, we show that the catalytically active holoenzyme is initially assembled in the dense fibrillar component of the nucleolus during S phase. The telomerase RNP is retained in nucleoli through the interaction of hTERT with nucleolin, a major nucleolar phosphoprotein. Upon association with TCAB1 in S phase, the telomerase RNP is transported from nucleoli to Cajal bodies, suggesting that TCAB1 acts as an S-phase-specific holoenzyme component. Furthermore, depletion of TCAB1 caused an increase in the amount of telomerase RNP associated with nucleolin. These results suggest that the TCAB1-dependent trafficking of telomerase to Cajal bodies occurs in a step separate from the holoenzyme assembly in nucleoli. Thus, we propose that the dense fibrillar component is the provider of active telomerase RNP for supporting the continued proliferation of cancer and stem cells.
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Grolimund L, Aeby E, Hamelin R, Armand F, Chiappe D, Moniatte M, Lingner J. A quantitative telomeric chromatin isolation protocol identifies different telomeric states. Nat Commun 2013; 4:2848. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/31/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Jun HI, Liu J, Jeong H, Kim JK, Qiao F. Tpz1 controls a telomerase-nonextendible telomeric state and coordinates switching to an extendible state via Ccq1. Genes Dev 2013; 27:1917-31. [PMID: 24013504 PMCID: PMC3778244 DOI: 10.1101/gad.219485.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A binary switch between telomerase-extendible and telomerase-nonextendible states determines telomere length homeostasis. Here, Qiao and coworkers address how shelterin complex component Tpz1 regulates telomere length in fission yeast. Separation-of-function mutant analyses indicate that Tpz1-mediated linkage within the shelterin complex defines the telomerase-nonextendible state. Interestingly, the authors show that Tpz1 also plays a role in the activation of telomeres to the extendible state via its interaction with shelterin component Ccq1. Thus, this study suggests that Tpz1 coordinates both positive and negative regulators of telomere length homeostasis. Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes comprising telomeric DNA repeats bound by the multiprotein shelterin complex. A dynamic binary switch between telomerase-extendible and telomerase-nonextendible telomeric states determines telomere length homeostasis. However, the molecular nature of the nonextendible state is largely unknown. Here, we show that, in fission yeast, Tpz1 (the ortholog of human TPP1)-mediated complete linkage within the shelterin complex, bridging telomeric dsDNA to ssDNA, controls the telomerase-nonextendible state. Disruption of this linkage leads to unregulated telomere elongation while still retaining the shelterin components on telomeres. Therefore, the linkage within the shelterin components, rather than the individual shelterin components per se, defines the telomerase-nonextendible state. Furthermore, epistasis analyses reveal that Tpz1 also participates in the activation of telomeres to the extendible state via its interaction with Ccq1. Our results suggest critical regulatory roles of Tpz1 in the telomere binary switch.
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- Hyun-Ik Jun
- Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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Chen X, Wu JH, Lai YW, Zhao R, Chao H, Ji LN. Targeting telomeric G-quadruplexes with the ruthenium(II) complexes [Ru(bpy)(2)(ptpn)](2+) and [Ru(phen)(2)(ptpn)](2+). Dalton Trans 2013; 42:4386-97. [PMID: 23400220 DOI: 10.1039/c3dt32921f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes, [Ru(bpy)(2)(ptpn)](2+) (1) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, ptpn = 3-(1,10-phenanthroline-2-yl)-as-triazino[5,6-f]1,10-phenanthroline) and [Ru(phen)(2)(ptpn)](2+) (2) (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline), were synthesized and characterized. Crystal structure analysis shows that complex 1 has a large planar aromatic area and possesses the potential to fit the geometric structure of G-quadruplex. The interaction of the G-quadruplex DNA with Ru(ii) complexes was explored by means of circular dichroism (CD), fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) melting assay, competitive FRET assay and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) stop assay. The results indicated that complexes 1 and 2 both have the ability to promote the formation and stabilization of the human telomeric d[(TTAGGG)(n)] (HTG22) quadruplex and exhibit high G-quadruplex DNA selectivity over duplex DNA. The telomere repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) assay and long-term proliferation experiments further demonstrate that the Ru(II) complexes are potent telomerase inhibitors and HeLa cell proliferation inhibitors.
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- Xiang Chen
- MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, PR China
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Shan C, Tan JH, Ou TM, Huang ZS. Natural products and their derivatives as G-quadruplex binding ligands. Sci China Chem 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11426-013-4920-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Min JN, Tian Y, Xiao Y, Wu L, Li L, Chang S. The mINO80 chromatin remodeling complex is required for efficient telomere replication and maintenance of genome stability. Cell Res 2013; 23:1396-413. [PMID: 23979016 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2013.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The INO80 (inositol requiring mutant 80) chromatin remodeling complex plays important roles in transcriptional regulation and DNA replication and repair, and consists of several functional protein subunits, including the critical Ino80 ATPase catalytic subunit. While the function of INO80 has been studied in yeast and mammalian cell lines, we do not know how mIno80 contributes to the maintenance of genome stability to prevent cancer development in mice. Here, we use a conditional knockout approach to explore the cellular and organismal functions of mIno80. Deletion of mIno80 results in profound cellular proliferative defects and activation of p21-dependent cellular senescence. While mIno80 is required for efficient repair of DNA double strand breaks, its depletion did not impact upon the formation of γ-H2AX and 53BP1 DNA damage foci, or the activation of the ATM-CHK2-dependent DNA damage response. mIno80 deletion inhibited the generation of single-strand DNA, resulting in defects in homology-directed DNA repair (HDR) at telomeres. Fragile telomeres were prominent in mIno80(Δ/Δ) MEFs, suggesting that chromatin remodeling is required for efficient telomere replication. mIno80(-/-) mouse embryos die early during embryogenesis, while conditional deletion of mIno80 in adult mice results in weight loss and premature death. In a p53(-/-) tumor-prone background, mIno80 haploinsufficiency favored the development of sarcomas. Our studies suggest that the mIno80 chromatin remodeling complex plays important roles in telomere replication, HDR-mediated repair of dysfunctional telomeres, and maintenance of genome stability.
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- Jin-Na Min
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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Inherited mutations in the helicase RTEL1 cause telomere dysfunction and Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E3408-16. [PMID: 23959892 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1300600110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Telomeres repress the DNA damage response at the natural chromosome ends to prevent cell-cycle arrest and maintain genome stability. Telomeres are elongated by telomerase in a tightly regulated manner to ensure a sufficient number of cell divisions throughout life, yet prevent unlimited cell division and cancer development. Hoyeraal-Hreidarsson syndrome (HHS) is characterized by accelerated telomere shortening and a broad range of pathologies, including bone marrow failure, immunodeficiency, and developmental defects. HHS-causing mutations have previously been found in telomerase and the shelterin component telomeric repeat binding factor 1 (TRF1)-interacting nuclear factor 2 (TIN2). We identified by whole-genome exome sequencing compound heterozygous mutations in four siblings affected with HHS, in the gene encoding the regulator of telomere elongation helicase 1 (RTEL1). Rtel1 was identified in mouse by its genetic association with telomere length. However, its mechanism of action and whether it regulates telomere length in human remained unknown. Lymphoblastoid cell lines obtained from a patient and from the healthy parents carrying heterozygous RTEL1 mutations displayed telomere shortening, fragility and fusion, and growth defects in culture. Ectopic expression of WT RTEL1 suppressed the telomere shortening and growth defect, confirming the causal role of the RTEL1 mutations in HHS and demonstrating the essential function of human RTEL1 in telomere protection and elongation. Finally, we show that human RTEL1 interacts with the shelterin protein TRF1, providing a potential recruitment mechanism of RTEL1 to telomeres.
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Schneider RP, Garrobo I, Foronda M, Palacios JA, Marión RM, Flores I, Ortega S, Blasco MA. TRF1 is a stem cell marker and is essential for the generation of induced pluripotent stem cells. Nat Commun 2013; 4:1946. [DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Dang-Nguyen TQ, Haraguchi S, Akagi S, Somfai T, Kaneda M, Watanabe S, Kikuchi K, Tajima A, Nagai T. Telomere elongation during morula-to-blastocyst transition in cloned porcine embryos. Cell Reprogram 2013. [PMID: 23194454 DOI: 10.1089/cell.2012.0045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Although telomeres are elongated during morula-to-blastocyst transition in cloned embryos, it is still unknown whether donor cell types have any effect on this elongation. In the present study, we examined the changes of telomere length during morula-to-blastocyst transition in cloned porcine embryos using different types of donor cells. Porcine embryonic stem-like cells (pESLCs), porcine cumulus cells (PCs), and porcine embryonic fibroblasts at passages 7 and 10 (PEF7s and PEF10s, respectively) were used as donor cells. Telomere lengths of pESLCs (35.8±1.5 kb), PCs (24.4±0.5 kb), PEF7s (18.7±0.6 kb), and PEF10s (17.2±0.1 kb) were significantly different. In contrast, telomere length in morulae derived from pESLCs (18.2±0.3 kb), PC (17.8±0.7 kb), PEF7 (18.5±0.3 kb), and PEF10 (18.4±0.4 kb) did not differ significantly. Likewise, telomeres in blastocysts derived from pESLCs (22.3±1.5 kb), PCs (23.5±2.6 kb), PEF7s (20.2±1.0 kb), and PEF10s (20.9±1.0 kb) had similar lengths. However, telomeres in blastocysts were significant longer (p<0.05) compared with morulae in each group. Relative telomerase activities of morulae derived from pESLCs (4.2±0.4), PCs (4.0±0.5), PEF7s (5.1±0.4), and PEF10s (4.9±0.4) were significantly lower (p<0.01) than those of blastocysts derived from pESLCs (8.2±1.1), PCs (8.6±0.6), PEF7s (12.5±2.9), and PEF10s (8.3±1.1). In conclusion, the telomere elongation in cloned pig embryos that occurred during morula-to-blastocyst transition may be related to the rise of telomerase activity. The telomere elongation may also be independent of the type and telomere length of the donor cell.
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- Thanh Quang Dang-Nguyen
- Department of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan.
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Ashton NW, Bolderson E, Cubeddu L, O'Byrne KJ, Richard DJ. Human single-stranded DNA binding proteins are essential for maintaining genomic stability. BMC Mol Biol 2013; 14:9. [PMID: 23548139 PMCID: PMC3626794 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-14-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The double-stranded conformation of cellular DNA is a central aspect of DNA stabilisation and protection. The helix preserves the genetic code against chemical and enzymatic degradation, metabolic activation, and formation of secondary structures. However, there are various instances where single-stranded DNA is exposed, such as during replication or transcription, in the synthesis of chromosome ends, and following DNA damage. In these instances, single-stranded DNA binding proteins are essential for the sequestration and processing of single-stranded DNA. In order to bind single-stranded DNA, these proteins utilise a characteristic and evolutionary conserved single-stranded DNA-binding domain, the oligonucleotide/oligosaccharide-binding (OB)-fold. In the current review we discuss a subset of these proteins involved in the direct maintenance of genomic stability, an important cellular process in the conservation of cellular viability and prevention of malignant transformation. We discuss the central roles of single-stranded DNA binding proteins from the OB-fold domain family in DNA replication, the restart of stalled replication forks, DNA damage repair, cell cycle-checkpoint activation, and telomere maintenance.
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- Nicholas W Ashton
- Genome Stability Laboratory, Cancer and Ageing Research Program, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology, Woolloongabba, Queensland, 4102, Australia
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The telomeric region of repetitive DNA sequences at the end of chromosomes prevents end-to-end fusion of chromosome terminals and deterioration of the doublestrand free ends. Because of the 'end-replication problem', telomeres shorten with each round of cell division, resulting in cell senescence. The enzyme telomerase compensates for telomere shortening by elongating telomeric sequences, thereby prolonging the lifespan of the cell. Studies of articular cartilage and bone tissues have indicated that telomere shortening limits normal cell function and proliferation, while the telomere maintenance mechanisms of osteosarcoma cells facilitate escape from cell death and promote immortality. This article reviews the literature on this topic and provides an extensive discussion of the basic molecular biology and roles of telomeres and telomerase in musculoskeletal diseases such as osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and osteosarcoma. Findings to date suggest that telomeres and telomerase may become novel therapeutic targets for the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of musculoskeletal disorders.
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- D Li
- Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China
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Her YR, Chung IK. p300-mediated acetylation of TRF2 is required for maintaining functional telomeres. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:2267-83. [PMID: 23307557 PMCID: PMC3575801 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks1354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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The human telomeric protein TRF2 is required to protect chromosome ends by facilitating their organization into the protective capping structure. Post-translational modifications of TRF2 such as phosphorylation, ubiquitination, SUMOylation, methylation and poly(ADP-ribosyl)ation have been shown to play important roles in telomere function. Here we show that TRF2 specifically interacts with the histone acetyltransferase p300, and that p300 acetylates the lysine residue at position 293 of TRF2. We also report that p300-mediated acetylation stabilizes the TRF2 protein by inhibiting its ubiquitin-dependent proteolysis and is required for efficient telomere binding of TRF2. Furthermore, overexpression of the acetylation-deficient mutant, K293R, induces DNA-damage response foci at telomeres, thereby leading to induction of impaired cell growth, cellular senescence and altered cell cycle distribution. A small but significant number of metaphase chromosomes show no telomeric signals at chromatid ends, suggesting an aberrant telomere structure. These findings demonstrate that acetylation of TRF2 by p300 plays a crucial role in the maintenance of functional telomeres as well as in the regulation of the telomere-associated DNA-damage response, thus providing a new route for modulating telomere protection function.
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- Yoon Ra Her
- Departments of Systems Biology and Integrated Omics for Biomedical Science, WCU Program of Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 120-749, Korea
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Nandakumar J, Cech TR. Finding the end: recruitment of telomerase to telomeres. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2013; 14:69-82. [PMID: 23299958 DOI: 10.1038/nrm3505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Telomeres, the ends of linear eukaryotic chromosomes, are characterized by the presence of multiple repeats of a short DNA sequence. This telomeric DNA is protected from illicit repair by telomere-associated proteins, which in mammals form the shelterin complex. Replicative polymerases are unable to synthesize DNA at the extreme ends of chromosomes, but in unicellular eukaryotes such as yeast and in mammalian germ cells and stem cells, telomere length is maintained by a ribonucleoprotein enzyme known as telomerase. Recent work has provided insights into the mechanisms of telomerase recruitment to telomeres, highlighting the contribution of telomere-associated proteins, including TPP1 in humans, Ccq1 in Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Cdc13 and Ku70-Ku80 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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- Jayakrishnan Nandakumar
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, BioFrontiers Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0596, USA
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Deng Z, Wang Z, Stong N, Plasschaert R, Moczan A, Chen HS, Hu S, Wikramasinghe P, Davuluri RV, Bartolomei MS, Riethman H, Lieberman PM. A role for CTCF and cohesin in subtelomere chromatin organization, TERRA transcription, and telomere end protection. EMBO J 2012; 31:4165-78. [PMID: 23010778 PMCID: PMC3492729 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2012.266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Accepted: 08/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The contribution of human subtelomeric DNA and chromatin organization to telomere integrity and chromosome end protection is not yet understood in molecular detail. Here, we show by ChIP-Seq that most human subtelomeres contain a CTCF- and cohesin-binding site within ∼1-2 kb of the TTAGGG repeat tract and adjacent to a CpG-islands implicated in TERRA transcription control. ChIP-Seq also revealed that RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) was enriched at sites adjacent to the CTCF sites and extending towards the telomere repeat tracts. Mutation of CTCF-binding sites in plasmid-borne promoters reduced transcriptional activity in an orientation-dependent manner. Depletion of CTCF by shRNA led to a decrease in TERRA transcription, and a loss of cohesin and RNAPII binding to the subtelomeres. Depletion of either CTCF or cohesin subunit Rad21 caused telomere-induced DNA damage foci (TIF) formation, and destabilized TRF1 and TRF2 binding to the TTAGGG proximal subtelomere DNA. These findings indicate that CTCF and cohesin are integral components of most human subtelomeres, and important for the regulation of TERRA transcription and telomere end protection.
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- Zhong Deng
- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Cell and Developmental Biology Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Arat NÖ, Griffith JD. Human Rap1 interacts directly with telomeric DNA and regulates TRF2 localization at the telomere. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:41583-94. [PMID: 23086976 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.415984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The TRF2-Rap1 complex suppresses non-homologous end joining and interacts with DNAPK-C to prevent end joining. We previously demonstrated that hTRF2 is a double strand telomere binding protein that forms t-loops in vitro and recognizes three- and four-way junctions independent of DNA sequence. How the DNA binding characteristics of hTRF2 to DNA is altered in the presence of hRap1 however is not known. Here we utilized EM and quantitative gel retardation to characterize the DNA binding properties of hRap1 and the TRF2-Rap1 complex. Both gel filtration chromatography and mass analysis from two-dimensional projections showed that the TRF2-Rap1 complex exists in solution and binds to DNA as a complex consisting of four monomers each of hRap1 and hTRF2. EM revealed for the first time that hRap1 binds to DNA templates in the absence of hTRF2 with a preference for double strand-single strand junctions in a sequence independent manner. When hTRF2 and hRap1 are in a complex, its affinity for ds telomeric sequences is 2-fold higher than TRF2 alone and more than 10-fold higher for telomeric 3' ends. This suggests that as hTRF2 recruits hRap1 to telomeric sequences, hRap1 alters the affinity of hTRF2 and its binding preference on telomeric DNA. Moreover, the TRF2-Rap1 complex has higher ability to re-model telomeric DNA than either component alone. This finding underlies the importance of complex formation between hRap1 and hTRF2 for telomere function and end protection.
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- N Özlem Arat
- Department of Biochemistry, Lineberger ComprehensiveCancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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Dang-Nguyen TQ, Haraguchi S, Furusawa T, Somfai T, Kaneda M, Watanabe S, Akagi S, Kikuchi K, Tajima A, Nagai T. Downregulation of histone methyltransferase genes SUV39H1 and SUV39H2 increases telomere length in embryonic stem-like cells and embryonic fibroblasts in pigs. J Reprod Dev 2012; 59:27-32. [PMID: 23018532 PMCID: PMC3943233 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2012-118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Telomere is a nucleoprotein structure at the ends of chromosomes that helps to protect
the ends of chromosomes from being fused with other chromosomes. Knockout of histone
methyltransferases Suv39h1 and Suv39h2 increases the telomere length in murine cells,
whereas downregulation of SUV39H1 and SUV39H2 genes
decreases the telomere length in human cells, suggesting that telomere biology is
different among mammalian species. However, epigenetic regulation of the telomere has not
been studied in mammals other than the human and mouse. In the present study, the effect
of knockdown of SUV39H1 and SUV39H2 genes on telomere
length was examined in porcine embryonic stem-like cells (pESLCs) and porcine embryonic
fibroblasts (PEFs). The telomeres in SUV39H1 and SUV39H2
knockdown (SUV39KD) pESLCs (37.1 ± 0.9 kb) were longer (P<0.05) compared with those of
the control (33.0 ± 0.7 kb). Similarly, SUV39KD PEFs had longer telomeres (22.1 ± 0.4 kb;
P<0.05) compared with the control (17.8 ± 1.1 kb). Telomerase activities were not
different between SUV39KD pESLCs (10.4 ± 1.7) and the control (10.1 ± 1.7) or between
SUV39KD PEFs (1.0 ± 0.3) and the control (1.0 ± 0.4), suggesting that telomerase
activities did not contribute to the telomere elongation in SUV39KD pESLCs and SUV39KD
PEFs. Relative levels of trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 9 and expressions of
DNMT1, DNMT3A and DNMT3B were
decreased in SUV39KD cells, suggesting that telomere lengthening in SUV39KD pESLCs and
SUV39KD PEFs might be not only related to the loss of histone modification marks but also
linked to the decrease in DNA methyltransferase in pigs.
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- Thanh Quang Dang-Nguyen
- Department of Animal Breeding and Reproduction, NARO Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science, Ibaraki 305-0901, Japan.
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Lu W, Zhang Y, Liu D, Songyang Z, Wan M. Telomeres-structure, function, and regulation. Exp Cell Res 2012; 319:133-41. [PMID: 23006819 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2012.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 09/13/2012] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In mammals, maintenance of the linear chromosome ends (or telomeres) involves faithful replication of genetic materials and protection against DNA damage signals, to ensure genome stability and integrity. These tasks are carried out by the telomerase holoenzyme and a unique nucleoprotein structure in which an array of telomere-associated proteins bind to telomeric DNA to form special protein/DNA complexes. The telomerase complex, which is comprised of telomeric reverse transcriptase (TERT), telomeric RNA component (TERC), and other assistant factors, is responsible for adding telomeric repeats to the ends of chromosomes. Without proper telomere maintenance, telomere length will shorten with successive round of DNA replication due to the so-called end replication problem. Aberrant regulation of telomeric proteins and/or telomerase may lead to abnormalities that can result in diseases such as dyskeratosis congenita (DC) and cancers. Understanding the mechanisms that regulate telomere homeostasis and the factors that contribute to telomere dysfunction should aid us in developing diagnostic and therapeutic tools for these diseases.
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- Weisi Lu
- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, SYSU, Guangzhou, PR China
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Batenburg NL, Mitchell TRH, Leach DM, Rainbow AJ, Zhu XD. Cockayne Syndrome group B protein interacts with TRF2 and regulates telomere length and stability. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:9661-74. [PMID: 22904069 PMCID: PMC3479199 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The majority of Cockayne syndrome (CS) patients carry a mutation in Cockayne Syndrome group B (CSB), a large nuclear protein implicated in DNA repair, transcription and chromatin remodeling. However, whether CSB may play a role in telomere metabolism has not yet been characterized. Here, we report that CSB physically interacts with TRF2, a duplex telomeric DNA binding protein essential for telomere protection. We find that CSB localizes at a small subset of human telomeres and that it is required for preventing the formation of telomere dysfunction-induced foci (TIF) in CS cells. We find that CS cells or CSB knockdown cells accumulate telomere doublets, the suppression of which requires CSB. We find that overexpression of CSB in CS cells promotes telomerase-dependent telomere lengthening, a phenotype that is associated with a decrease in the amount of telomere-bound TRF1, a negative mediator of telomere length maintenance. Furthermore, we show that CS cells or CSB knockdown cells exhibit misregulation of TERRA, a large non-coding telomere repeat-containing RNA important for telomere maintenance. Taken together, these results suggest that CSB is required for maintaining the homeostatic level of TERRA, telomere length and integrity. These results further imply that CS patients carrying CSB mutations may be defective in telomere maintenance.
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- Nicole L Batenburg
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S4K1
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Chen LY, Zhang Y, Zhang Q, Li H, Luo Z, Fang H, Kim SH, Qin L, Yotnda P, Xu J, Tu BP, Bai Y, Songyang Z. Mitochondrial localization of telomeric protein TIN2 links telomere regulation to metabolic control. Mol Cell 2012; 47:839-50. [PMID: 22885005 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2011] [Revised: 05/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Both mitochondria, which are metabolic powerhouses, and telomeres, which help maintain genomic stability, have been implicated in cancer and aging. However, the signaling events that connect these two cellular structures remain poorly understood. Here, we report that the canonical telomeric protein TIN2 is also a regulator of metabolism. TIN2 is recruited to telomeres and associates with multiple telomere regulators including TPP1. TPP1 interacts with TIN2 N terminus, which contains overlapping mitochondrial and telomeric targeting sequences, and controls TIN2 localization. We have found that TIN2 is posttranslationally processed in mitochondria and regulates mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. Reducing TIN2 expression by RNAi knockdown inhibited glycolysis and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and enhanced ATP levels and oxygen consumption in cancer cells. These results suggest a link between telomeric proteins and metabolic control, providing an additional mechanism by which telomeric proteins regulate cancer and aging.
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- Liuh-Yow Chen
- Verna and Marrs McLean Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Gao J, Zhang J, Long Y, Lu X. Expression of telomere binding proteins in gastric cancer and correlation with clinicopathological parameters. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2012; 7:339-45. [PMID: 22151982 DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2011.01437.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of telomere repeat binding factor 1 (TRF1), TRF2 and protection of telomeres 1 (POT1) in gastric cancer and their relationships with clinicopathological features and telomerase activity. METHODS In total 36 gastric cancer tissue and paired adjacent normal tissue were analyzed. The mRNA expression of telomere binding proteins TRF1, TRF2 and POT1 were measured using quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, and telomerase activity was assessed by the telomeric repeat amplification protocol/enzyme linked immunosorbent assay method. RESULTS The expression of POT1 was significantly higher in tumor tissue than in adjacent normal tissue (P < 0.001). Levels of TRF2 mRNA were significantly higher in bigger tumors (diameter ≥ 5 cm) than in small tumors (diameter < 5 cm) (P = 0.043). POT1 mRNA transcription levels were higher in tumors with lymph nodes metastases than in those without lymph nodes metastases (P = 0.048). POT1 expression was significantly correlated with tumor stage (P = 0.008). A higher level of expression of POT1 was observed in late-stage tumors (III, IV) than in early stage tumors (I, II). Telomerase activity was significantly higher in gastric cancers than in corresponding normal tissue (P < 0.001). Moreover, POT1 expression was significantly positive correlated with telomerase activity (r = 0.572, P < 0.01). CONCLUSION POT1 was overexpressed in gastric cancer and may be associated with stomach carcinogenesis and gastric cancer progression.
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- Jinbo Gao
- Department of Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Imbert I, Botto JM, Farra CD, Domloge N. Modulation of telomere binding proteins: a future area of research for skin protection and anti-aging target. J Cosmet Dermatol 2012; 11:162-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1473-2165.2012.00611.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Deng Z, Wang Z, Xiang C, Molczan A, Baubet V, Conejo-Garcia J, Xu X, Lieberman PM, Dahmane N. Formation of telomeric repeat-containing RNA (TERRA) foci in highly proliferating mouse cerebellar neuronal progenitors and medulloblastoma. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:4383-94. [PMID: 22641694 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.108118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Telomeres play crucial roles in the maintenance of genome integrity and control of cellular senescence. Most eukaryotic telomeres can be transcribed to generate a telomeric repeat-containing RNA (TERRA) that persists as a heterogeneous nuclear RNA and can be developmentally regulated. However, the precise function and regulation of TERRA in normal and cancer cell development remains poorly understood. Here, we show that TERRA accumulates in highly proliferating normal and cancer cells, and forms large nuclear foci, which are distinct from previously characterized markers of DNA damage or replication stress. Using a mouse model for medulloblastoma driven by chronic Sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling, TERRA RNA was detected in tumor, but not adjacent normal cells using both RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and northern blotting. RNA FISH revealed the formation of TERRA foci (TERFs) in the nuclear regions of rapidly proliferating tumor cells. In the normal developing cerebellum, TERRA aggregates could also be detected in highly proliferating zones of progenitor neurons. SHH could enhance TERRA expression in purified granule progenitor cells in vitro, suggesting that proliferation signals contribute to TERRA expression in responsive tissue. TERRA foci did not colocalize with γH2AX foci, promyelocytic leukemia (PML) or Cajal bodies in mouse tumor tissue. We also provide evidence that TERRA is elevated in a variety of human cancers. These findings suggest that elevated TERRA levels reflect a novel early form of telomere regulation during replication stress and cancer cell evolution, and the TERRA RNA aggregates may form a novel nuclear body in highly proliferating mammalian cells.
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- Zhong Deng
- Gene Expression and Regulation Program, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Walker JR, Zhu XD. Post-translational modifications of TRF1 and TRF2 and their roles in telomere maintenance. Mech Ageing Dev 2012; 133:421-34. [PMID: 22634377 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2012.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2012] [Revised: 04/27/2012] [Accepted: 05/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Telomeres, heterochromatic structures, found at the ends of linear eukaryotic chromosomes, function to protect natural chromosome ends from nucleolytic attack. Human telomeric DNA is bound by a telomere-specific six-subunit protein complex, termed shelterin/telosome. The shelterin subunits TRF1 and TRF2 bind in a sequence-specific manner to double-stranded telomeric DNA, providing a vital platform for recruitment of additional shelterin proteins as well as non-shelterin factors crucial for the maintenance of telomere length and structure. Both TRF1 and TRF2 are engaged in multiple roles at telomeres including telomere protection, telomere replication, sister telomere resolution and telomere length maintenance. Regulation of TRF1 and TRF2 in these various processes is controlled by post-translational modifications, at times in a cell-cycle-dependent manner, affecting key functions such as DNA binding, dimerization, localization, degradation and interactions with other proteins. Here we review the post-translational modifications of TRF1 and TRF2 and discuss the mechanisms by which these modifications contribute to the function of these two proteins.
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- John R Walker
- Department of Biology, LSB438, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada
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Galati A, Magdinier F, Colasanti V, Bauwens S, Pinte S, Ricordy R, Giraud-Panis MJ, Pusch MC, Savino M, Cacchione S, Gilson E. TRF2 controls telomeric nucleosome organization in a cell cycle phase-dependent manner. PLoS One 2012; 7:e34386. [PMID: 22536324 PMCID: PMC3335031 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2011] [Accepted: 02/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Mammalian telomeres stabilize chromosome ends as a result of their assembly into a peculiar form of chromatin comprising a complex of non-histone proteins named shelterin. TRF2, one of the shelterin components, binds to the duplex part of telomeric DNA and is essential to fold the telomeric chromatin into a protective cap. Although most of the human telomeric DNA is organized into tightly spaced nucleosomes, their role in telomere protection and how they interplay with telomere-specific factors in telomere organization is still unclear. In this study we investigated whether TRF2 can regulate nucleosome assembly at telomeres. By means of chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and Micrococcal Nuclease (MNase) mapping assay, we found that the density of telomeric nucleosomes in human cells was inversely proportional to the dosage of TRF2 at telomeres. This effect was not observed in the G1 phase of the cell cycle but appeared coincident of late or post-replicative events. Moreover, we showed that TRF2 overexpression altered nucleosome spacing at telomeres increasing internucleosomal distance. By means of an in vitro nucleosome assembly system containing purified histones and remodeling factors, we reproduced the short nucleosome spacing found in telomeric chromatin. Importantly, when in vitro assembly was performed in the presence of purified TRF2, nucleosome spacing on a telomeric DNA template increased, in agreement with in vivo MNase mapping. Our results demonstrate that TRF2 negatively regulates the number of nucleosomes at human telomeres by a cell cycle-dependent mechanism that alters internucleosomal distance. These findings raise the intriguing possibility that telomere protection is mediated, at least in part, by the TRF2-dependent regulation of nucleosome organization.
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- Alessandra Galati
- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la cellule, Université de Lyon, CNRS UMR5239, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la cellule, Université de Lyon, CNRS UMR5239, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la cellule, Université de Lyon, CNRS UMR5239, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la cellule, Université de Lyon, CNRS UMR5239, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Istituto di Biologia e Patologia Molecolari del CNR, Roma, Italy
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la cellule, Université de Lyon, CNRS UMR5239, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging in Nice (IRCAN), UMR 7284 CNRS U1081 INSERM 28 Faculté de Médecine, University of Nice, Nice, France
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- Adolf-Butenandt-Institut, Molekularbiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München, Germany
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy
- Istituto di Biologia e Patologia Molecolari del CNR, Roma, Italy
- Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci-Bolognetti, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy
- Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci-Bolognetti, Roma, Italy
- * E-mail: (SC); (EG)
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire de la cellule, Université de Lyon, CNRS UMR5239, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Lyon, France
- Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging in Nice (IRCAN), UMR 7284 CNRS U1081 INSERM 28 Faculté de Médecine, University of Nice, Nice, France
- Department of Medical Genetics, Archet 2 Hospital, CHU of Nice, Nice, France
- * E-mail: (SC); (EG)
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Hoffmann J, Spyridopoulos I. Telomere length in cardiovascular disease: new challenges in measuring this marker of cardiovascular aging. Future Cardiol 2012; 7:789-803. [PMID: 22050065 DOI: 10.2217/fca.11.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Atherosclerosis is an age-related systemic disease characterized by systemic oxidative stress and low grade chronic inflammation. Various types of leukocytes play an important role within this process. Telomeres, the ends of chromosomes, shorten during each and every cell division and have therefore been regarded as a cellular clock. Telomere dysfunction has been implicated in aging and senescence, and shorter leukocyte telomere length (LTL) has been demonstrated to predict cardiovascular disease and mortality. However, although LTL can predict cardiovascular events in population studies, a number of factors have prevented its broad use as a surrogate end point, such as serum levels of LDL cholesterol. In this article we will provide an overview of telomere biology and telomere dynamics of different leukocyte populations, and we will also discuss pitfalls in the methodology of LTL quantification, in context with landmark studies, which measured LTL in cardiovascular disease. Finally, we will attempt to critically assess and explain the shortcomings of LTL as a biomarker and identify further research avenues that require further investigation before telomere length can be implemented as an individual biomarker for cardiovascular aging. From this it becomes evident that LTL can be susceptible to methodological errors affecting longitudinal reproducibility. LTL is generally confounded at least by genetic factors, population variation and leukocyte composition.
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- Jedrzej Hoffmann
- Newcastle University, Institute of Genetic Medicine, Central Parkway, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ, UK
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Methods of studying telomere damage induced by quadruplex-ligand complexes. Methods 2012; 57:93-9. [PMID: 22410593 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2012.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2011] [Revised: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 02/20/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The burgeoning knowledge about the structure of telomeres and the roles of various factors involved in telomere maintenance provides several possible targets for pharmacological intervention. To date the area that has received major attention regarding drug discovery is the targeting the telomeric G-quadruplex (G4) structure. G4 ligands were initially designed to counteract telomerase action at telomeres. Surprisingly, their antiproliferative effects can occur in telomerase negative cells and follow kinetics, which cannot be merely explained by telomere shortening, suggesting that these compounds affect other pathways, not necessarily related to telomere biology. Impressively, it has been shown that polyaromatic compounds featuring end-stacking binding properties trigger a strong DNA damage response at telomeres. This is typical of the telomere deprotection occurring during cellular senescence or upon telomere injury. It emerged that the G4-interacting agents are more than simple telomerase inhibitors and that their direct target is rather telomere than telomerase. This review summarizes the most valid experimental approaches for studying the pharmacological telomere damage induced by G4-ligand complexes.
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Stewart JA, Chaiken MF, Wang F, Price CM. Maintaining the end: roles of telomere proteins in end-protection, telomere replication and length regulation. Mutat Res 2012; 730:12-9. [PMID: 21945241 PMCID: PMC3256267 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2011.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2011] [Revised: 08/15/2011] [Accepted: 08/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chromosome end protection is essential to protect genome integrity. Telomeres, tracts of repetitive DNA sequence and associated proteins located at the chromosomal terminus, serve to safeguard the ends from degradation and unwanted double strand break repair. Due to the essential nature of telomeres in protecting the genome, a number of unique proteins have evolved to ensure that telomere length and structure are preserved. The inability to properly maintain telomeres can lead to diseases such as dyskeratosis congenita, pulmonary fibrosis and cancer. In this review, we will discuss the known functions of mammalian telomere-associated proteins, their role in telomere replication and length regulation and how these processes relate to genome instability and human disease.
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- Jason A. Stewart
- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
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- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
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- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
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- Department of Cancer and Cell Biology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA
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McKerlie M, Lin S, Zhu XD. ATM regulates proteasome-dependent subnuclear localization of TRF1, which is important for telomere maintenance. Nucleic Acids Res 2012; 40:3975-89. [PMID: 22266654 PMCID: PMC3351164 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM), a PI-3 kinase essential for maintaining genomic stability, has been shown to regulate TRF1, a negative mediator of telomerase-dependent telomere extension. However, little is known about ATM-mediated TRF1 phosphorylation site(s) in vivo. Here, we report that ATM phosphorylates S367 of TRF1 and that this phosphorylation renders TRF1 free of chromatin. We show that phosphorylated (pS367)TRF1 forms distinct non-telomeric subnuclear foci and that these foci occur predominantly in S and G2 phases, implying that their formation is cell cycle regulated. We show that phosphorylated (pS367)TRF1-containing foci are sensitive to proteasome inhibition. We find that a phosphomimic mutation of S367D abrogates TRF1 binding to telomeric DNA and renders TRF1 susceptible to protein degradation. In addition, we demonstrate that overexpressed TRF1-S367D accumulates in the subnuclear domains containing phosphorylated (pS367)TRF1 and that these subnuclear domains overlap with nuclear proteasome centers. Taken together, these results suggest that phosphorylated (pS367)TRF1-containing foci may represent nuclear sites for TRF1 proteolysis. Furthermore, we show that TRF1 carrying the S367D mutation is unable to inhibit telomerase-dependent telomere lengthening or to suppress the formation of telomere doublets and telomere loss in TRF1-depleted cells, suggesting that S367 phosphorylation by ATM is important for the regulation of telomere length and stability.
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- Megan McKerlie
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St. West, Hamilton, ON L8S4K1, Canada
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Takai KK, Kibe T, Donigian JR, Frescas D, de Lange T. Telomere protection by TPP1/POT1 requires tethering to TIN2. Mol Cell 2012; 44:647-59. [PMID: 22099311 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2011.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2011] [Revised: 07/06/2011] [Accepted: 08/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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To prevent ATR activation, telomeres deploy the single-stranded DNA binding activity of TPP1/POT1a. POT1a blocks the binding of RPA to telomeres, suggesting that ATR is repressed through RPA exclusion. However, comparison of the DNA binding affinities and abundance of TPP1/POT1a and RPA indicates that TPP1/POT1a by itself is unlikely to exclude RPA. We therefore analyzed the central shelterin protein TIN2, which links TPP1/POT1a (and POT1b) to TRF1 and TRF2 on the double-stranded telomeric DNA. Upon TIN2 deletion, telomeres lost TPP1/POT1a, accumulated RPA, elicited an ATR signal, and showed all other phenotypes of POT1a/b deletion. TIN2 also affected the TRF2-dependent repression of ATM kinase signaling but not to TRF2-mediated inhibition of telomere fusions. Thus, while TIN2 has a minor contribution to the repression of ATM by TRF2, its major role is to stabilize TPP1/POT1a on the ss telomeric DNA, thereby allowing effective exclusion of RPA and repression of ATR signaling.
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- Kaori K Takai
- Laboratory for Cell Biology and Genetics, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Chung J, Khadka P, Chung IK. Nuclear import of hTERT requires a bipartite nuclear localization signal mediated by Akt phosphorylation. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:2684-97. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.099267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Sustained cell proliferation requires telomerase to maintain functional telomeres that are essential for chromosome integrity and protection. Although nuclear import of hTERT is required for telomerase activity to elongate telomeres in vivo, the molecular mechanism regulating nuclear localization of hTERT is unclear. Here we identify a bipartite nuclear localization signal (NLS) (amino acid residues 222–240) that is responsible for nuclear import of hTERT. Immunofluorescence imaging of hTERT revealed that mutations in any of the bipartite NLS sequences result in decreased nuclear fluorescence intensity compared to wild-type hTERT. We also show that Akt-mediated phosphorylation at serine 227 is necessary for directing nuclear translocation of hTERT. Interestingly, serine 227 is located between two clusters of basic amino acids in the bipartite NLS. Inactivation of Akt activity by a dominant-negative mutant or wortmannin treatment attenuated nuclear localization of hTERT. We further show that both bipartite NLS and serine 227 in hTERT are required for cellular immortalization of normal human foreskin fibroblast cells. Taken together, our findings reveal a novel regulatory mechanism of nuclear import of hTERT through a bipartite NLS mediated by Akt phosphorylation, which represents an alternative pathway for modulating telomerase activity in cancer.
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Her J, Chung IK. The AAA-ATPase NVL2 is a telomerase component essential for holoenzyme assembly. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 417:1086-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.12.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2011] [Accepted: 12/20/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Kar A, Saha D, Purohit G, Singh A, Kumar P, Yadav VK, Kumar P, Thakur RK, Chowdhury S. Metastases suppressor NME2 associates with telomere ends and telomerase and reduces telomerase activity within cells. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 40:2554-65. [PMID: 22135295 PMCID: PMC3315308 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr1109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Analysis of chromatin-immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) usually disregards sequence reads that do not map within binding positions (peaks). Using an unbiased approach, we analysed all reads, both that mapped and ones that were not included as part of peaks. ChIP-seq experiments were performed in human lung adenocarcinoma and fibrosarcoma cells for the metastasis suppressor non-metastatic 2 (NME2). Surprisingly, we identified sequence reads that uniquely represented human telomere ends in both cases. In vivo presence of NME2 at telomere ends was validated using independent methods and as further evidence we found intranuclear association of NME2 and the telomere repeat binding factor 2. Most remarkably, results demonstrate that NME2 associates with telomerase and reduces telomerase activity in vitro and in vivo, and sustained NME2 expression resulted in reduced telomere length in aggressive human cancer cells. Anti-metastatic function of NME2 has been demonstrated in human cancers, however, mechanisms are poorly understood. Together, findings reported here suggest a novel role for NME2 as a telomere binding protein that can alter telomerase function and telomere length. This presents an opportunity to investigate telomere-related interactions in metastasis suppression.
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- Anirban Kar
- Proteomics and Structural Biology Unit, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, CSIR, Mall Road, Delhi 110 007, India
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