Role of telomeres and telomerase in genomic instability, senescence and cancer
Deng Y, Chang S. Role of telomeres and telomerase in genomic instability, senescence and cancer. Laboratory Investigation 2007, 87: 1071-1076. PMID: 17767195, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman cancersAnti-telomerase therapyAttractive therapeutic targetClinical trialsTherapeutic targetDNA damage responseRole of telomeresAbsence of p53Progressive lossHuman carcinomasSuppress tumorigenesisCancerLinear chromosomesCellular senescenceDamage responseTelomeric repeatsDysfunctional telomeresGenomic instabilityTelomeric structureChromosomal instabilityTelomeresP53TelomeraseImportant mechanismFunction results