2023
Pot1b −/− tumors activate G-quadruplex-induced DNA damage to promote telomere hyper-elongation
Takasugi T, Gu P, Liang F, Staco I, Chang S. Pot1b −/− tumors activate G-quadruplex-induced DNA damage to promote telomere hyper-elongation. Nucleic Acids Research 2023, 51: 9227-9247. PMID: 37560909, PMCID: PMC10516629, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad648.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseDamage responseReplication protein A (RPA) complexDependent DNA damage responseTelomere length homeostasisTelomere maintenance mechanismLength homeostasisTelomerase recruitmentPOT1 proteinsHuman POT1Mouse genomeLength maintenanceFunction disruptsReplicative immortalityTelomeresPOT1 mutationsDNA damageHuman cancersLonger telomeresPOT1bMaintenance mechanismsSerial transplantationA complexesSimilar mechanismMutations
2017
Structural insights into POT1-TPP1 interaction and POT1 C-terminal mutations in human cancer
Chen C, Gu P, Wu J, Chen X, Niu S, Sun H, Wu L, Li N, Peng J, Shi S, Fan C, Huang M, Wong CC, Gong Q, Kumar-Sinha C, Zhang R, Pusztai L, Rai R, Chang S, Lei M. Structural insights into POT1-TPP1 interaction and POT1 C-terminal mutations in human cancer. Nature Communications 2017, 8: 14929. PMID: 28393832, PMCID: PMC5394241, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsConserved SequenceDNA DamageDNA Mutational AnalysisDNA RepairGenomic InstabilityHumansMiceModels, MolecularMolecular ChaperonesMutationNeoplasmsPhosphoproteinsProstaglandin-E SynthasesProtein BindingProtein Structure, SecondaryScattering, Small AngleShelterin ComplexStructure-Activity RelationshipTelomere-Binding ProteinsX-Ray DiffractionConceptsTelomerase-mediated telomere extensionHuman cancersDNA damage responseC-terminal mutationsOB foldsHuman POT1Chromosome endsGenome instabilityPOT1-TPP1Telomere extensionDamage responseStable heterodimerA-NHEJStructural insightsC-terminusInappropriate repairTPP1POT1Heart-shaped structureMissense mutationsTerminal portionMutationsDomainMutantsTelomeres
2016
Pot1 OB-fold mutations unleash telomere instability to initiate tumorigenesis
Gu P, Wang Y, Bisht KK, Wu L, Kukova L, Smith EM, Xiao Y, Bailey SM, Lei M, Nandakumar J, Chang S. Pot1 OB-fold mutations unleash telomere instability to initiate tumorigenesis. Oncogene 2016, 36: 1939-1951. PMID: 27869160, PMCID: PMC5383532, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cytogenetic rearrangementsHuman cancersInvasive breast carcinomaAberrant DNA damageMouse mammary epitheliumBreast carcinomaMammary epitheliumHematopoietic malignanciesConditional deletionAlternative non-homologous endChromosomal aberrationsCancer initiationRepair responseFamilial mutationsOncogenic mutationsCytogenetic rearrangementsTumorigenesisCancerDNA damageMutationsGenetic changesCarcinomaDNA damage responseMalignancy
2004
Endogenous oncogenic K-rasG12D stimulates proliferation and widespread neoplastic and developmental defects
Tuveson D, Shaw A, Willis N, Silver D, Jackson E, Chang S, Mercer K, Grochow R, Hock H, Crowley D, Hingorani S, Zaks T, King C, Jacobetz M, Wang L, Bronson R, Orkin S, DePinho R, Jacks T. Endogenous oncogenic K-rasG12D stimulates proliferation and widespread neoplastic and developmental defects. Cancer Cell 2004, 5: 375-387. PMID: 15093544, DOI: 10.1016/s1535-6108(04)00085-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell CycleCell DivisionCell Transformation, NeoplasticCellular SenescenceCongenital AbnormalitiesCrosses, GeneticCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Embryo, MammalianFemaleFibroblastsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, rasIntegrasesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutationNeoplasmsStem CellsTumor Suppressor Protein p14ARFTumor Suppressor Protein p53Viral ProteinsConceptsCanonical Ras effectorRas effectorsOncogenic RasEmbryonic developmentAbnormal cellular proliferationDevelopmental defectsRas oncogeneGenetic lesionsConditional expressionWidespread expressionK-RasG12DCellular proliferationFurther genetic abnormalitiesEnhanced proliferationOncogeneProliferationExpressionGenetic abnormalitiesEffectorsMutationsAllelesRegulationPathwayFibroblastsFrank malignancy
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