2008
Dual roles of telomere dysfunction in initiation and suppression of tumorigenesis
Cosme-Blanco W, Chang S. Dual roles of telomere dysfunction in initiation and suppression of tumorigenesis. Experimental Cell Research 2008, 314: 1973-1979. PMID: 18448098, PMCID: PMC3690559, DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA double-strand breaksDysfunctional telomeresGenomic instabilityPotent tumor suppressor mechanismTumorigenic potentialSimple repeat sequencesTumor suppressor mechanismDouble-strand breaksCell tumorigenic potentialSuppression of tumorigenesisCancer cellsChromosomal endsTelomere dysfunctionCellular senescenceRepeat sequencesGenetic changesTelomeresGenetic lesionsP53 pathwayTumor initiationDicentric chromosomesSuppressor mechanismIntact p53 pathwayHuman carcinomasRare cells
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