2010
The telomeric protein SNM1B/Apollo is required for normal cell proliferation and embryonic development
Akhter S, Lam YC, Chang S, Legerski RJ. The telomeric protein SNM1B/Apollo is required for normal cell proliferation and embryonic development. Aging Cell 2010, 9: 1047-1056. PMID: 20854421, PMCID: PMC3719988, DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-9726.2010.00631.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMutant mouse embryonic fibroblastsSNM1B/ApolloCell proliferation defectMouse embryonic fibroblastsNormal cell proliferationDevelopmental failureHomozygous null miceEnd fusionsProliferation defectEmbryonic developmentGenomic instabilityEmbryonic fibroblastsTelomeric endDevelopmental defectsCell deathVivo roleCell proliferationImpaired proliferationTelomeresNull miceMutant mice
2003
Chromosome stability, in the absence of apoptosis, is critical for suppression of tumorigenesis in Trp53 mutant mice
Liu G, Parant J, Lang G, Chau P, Chavez-Reyes A, El-Naggar A, Multani A, Chang S, Lozano G. Chromosome stability, in the absence of apoptosis, is critical for suppression of tumorigenesis in Trp53 mutant mice. Nature Genetics 2003, 36: 63-68. PMID: 14702042, DOI: 10.1038/ng1282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrp53-null miceCell cycle arrestEarly onsetCycle arrestPartial cell cycle arrestMonths of ageTrp53 mutant miceSpontaneous tumorsSpontaneous tumorigenesisRare mutant formMutant miceThymic lymphomasMiceHuman tumorsSuppression of tumorigenesisTumorsAbsence of apoptosisP53 proteinP53-dependent apoptosisInduces ApoptosisLymphomaApoptosisTumorigenesisTumor suppressorP53-induced apoptosis
2001
Modeling chromosomal instability and epithelial carcinogenesis in the telomerase-deficient mouse
Chang S, Khoo C, DePinho R. Modeling chromosomal instability and epithelial carcinogenesis in the telomerase-deficient mouse. Seminars In Cancer Biology 2001, 11: 227-238. PMID: 11407947, DOI: 10.1006/scbi.2000.0374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cytogenetic profileHuman carcinomasChromosomal structural aberrationsTelomerase-deficient miceEukaryotic chromosomesNucleoprotein complexesGenomic instabilitySpecies distinctionP53 mutant miceChromosomal instabilityTumor suppressor gene mutationsShort telomeresSuppressor gene mutationsMutant miceStructural aberrationsEpithelial carcinogenesisGene mutationsCytogenetic profileChromosomesTelomeresMiceMutationsRegulationHumansAneuploidy
2000
Telomere dysfunction promotes non-reciprocal translocations and epithelial cancers in mice
Artandi S, Chang S, Lee S, Alson S, Gottlieb G, Chin L, DePinho R. Telomere dysfunction promotes non-reciprocal translocations and epithelial cancers in mice. Nature 2000, 406: 641-645. PMID: 10949306, DOI: 10.1038/35020592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cancersSoft tissue sarcomasTelomere lengthP53 mutant miceTumor suppressor gene mutationsSuppressor gene mutationsNon-reciprocal translocationsTissue sarcomasTelomere dysfunctionAged humansMutant miceCytogenetic featuresCancerMiceHuman carcinomasGene mutationsEpithelial renewalTelomerase expressionCritical reductionCarcinomaDysfunctionHigh rateReverse transcriptaseEukaryotic chromosomesNucleoprotein complexes