2016
TRF2-RAP1 is required to protect telomeres from engaging in homologous recombination-mediated deletions and fusions
Rai R, Chen Y, Lei M, Chang S. TRF2-RAP1 is required to protect telomeres from engaging in homologous recombination-mediated deletions and fusions. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 10881. PMID: 26941064, PMCID: PMC4785230, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepressor/activator protein 1Telomere length controlTranscriptional gene regulationRepair of telomeresTelomere end protectionNon-homologous endActivator protein-1Myb domainChromosome fusionsYeast Rap1Gene regulationHDR pathwayEnd protectionBasic domainTelomere lossTelomeresHuman cellsHR factorsProtein 1Length controlPARP1Free fusionInappropriate processingTRF2Important role
2008
Initiation of Genomic Instability, Cellular Senescence, and Organismal Aging by Dysfunctional Telomeres
Chang S. Initiation of Genomic Instability, Cellular Senescence, and Organismal Aging by Dysfunctional Telomeres. 2008, 57-75. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73709-4_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDysfunctional telomeresOrganismal agingCellular senescenceDNA damage responseLinear chromosomesShelterin complexDamage responseTelomeric repeatsGenomic instabilityTelomeric structureTelomeresSenescenceFunction resultsProteinImportant roleChromosomesMouse modelRepeatsTelomeraseDNAProgressive lossP53ActivationComplexesAging