Telomere dysfunction impairs DNA repair and enhances sensitivity to ionizing radiation
Wong K, Chang S, Weiler S, Ganesan S, Chaudhuri J, Zhu C, Artandi S, Rudolph K, Gottlieb G, Chin L, Alt F, DePinho R. Telomere dysfunction impairs DNA repair and enhances sensitivity to ionizing radiation. Nature Genetics 2000, 26: 85-88. PMID: 10973255, DOI: 10.1038/79232.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosisCell NucleusCell SurvivalChromosome AberrationsChromosomesDNA FragmentationDNA RepairDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFibroblastsGenotypeIn Situ Nick-End LabelingKineticsMiceMice, TransgenicModels, GeneticRadiation ToleranceRadiation, IonizingTelomereThymus GlandTime FactorsConceptsMouse embryonic fibroblastsTelomere functionOrganismal responsesLinear eukaryotic chromosomesDNA repair machineryTelomerase RNA geneNon-homologous endImpairs DNA repairRole of telomeraseTelomerase-deficient miceEukaryotic chromosomesRNA genesYeast telomeresNucleoprotein complexesRepair machineryDNA repairIntact telomeresCrypt stem cellsEmbryonic fibroblastsTelomere dysfunctionDe novo synthesisChromosomal repairGenetic instabilityPrimary thymocytesRate of apoptosis