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
2005
Modeling aging and cancer in the telomerase knockout mouse
Chang S. Modeling aging and cancer in the telomerase knockout mouse. Mutation Research/Fundamental And Molecular Mechanisms Of Mutagenesis 2005, 576: 39-53. PMID: 15927211, DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2004.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelomere dysfunctionRole of telomeresTelomerase-null miceTelomerase knockout miceTelomerase-deficient miceOrganismal agingSomatic cellsMammalian organismsTight regulationCellular responsesTelomerase activityNull miceKnockout miceTelomeresMouse modelTelomeraseOrganismsMiceDeficient miceRegulationAgingCellsCancer