2014
Pot1a Prevents Telomere Dysfunction and ATM-Dependent Neuronal Loss
Lee Y, Brown EJ, Chang S, McKinnon PJ. Pot1a Prevents Telomere Dysfunction and ATM-Dependent Neuronal Loss. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 7836-7844. PMID: 24899707, PMCID: PMC4044246, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.4245-13.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, NewbornAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsBeta-GalactosidaseBrainCell CycleCell Cycle ProteinsCells, CulturedDNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryo, MammalianFemaleGene Expression RegulationMaleMiceMice, TransgenicNestinNeuronsShelterin ComplexTelomereTelomere-Binding Proteins
2013
p16INK4a protects against dysfunctional telomere–induced ATR-dependent DNA damage responses
Wang Y, Sharpless N, Chang S. p16INK4a protects against dysfunctional telomere–induced ATR-dependent DNA damage responses. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2013, 123: 4489-4501. PMID: 24091330, PMCID: PMC3784543, DOI: 10.1172/jci69574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgingAnimalsApoptosisAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsBone Marrow TransplantationCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21DNA DamageDNA RepairDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHematopoiesisHematopoietic Stem CellsIntestine, SmallMaleMiceMice, SCIDMice, TransgenicProtein StabilitySequence DeletionSpleenTelomereTelomere HomeostasisTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsHematopoietic cellsDeletion of p21P21-dependent cell cycle arrestOrgan impairmentTelomere dysfunctionCell cycle arrestMouse modelDNA damage responseSmall intestineFunctional defectsCell functionProliferative capacityP53-dependent apoptosisCycle arrestDysfunctional telomeresCellular senescenceDysfunctionP53-dependent DNA damage responseProliferative cellsHematopoietic systemProtective functionTumor suppressorProliferative defectP53 stabilizationCells
2011
Essential roles for Pot1b in HSC self-renewal and survival
Wang Y, Shen MF, Chang S. Essential roles for Pot1b in HSC self-renewal and survival. Blood 2011, 118: 6068-6077. PMID: 21948176, PMCID: PMC3234665, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-06-361527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgingAnemia, AplasticAnimalsApoptosisBone Marrow CellsBone Marrow DiseasesBone Marrow Failure DisordersCell DifferentiationCell SurvivalCells, CulturedChromosomes, MammalianDNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleHematopoietic Stem CellsHemoglobinuria, ParoxysmalMaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRMice, Mutant StrainsMice, SCIDTelomereTumor Suppressor Protein p53
2008
Critical and Distinct Roles of p16 and Telomerase in Regulating the Proliferative Life Span of Normal Human Prostate Epithelial Progenitor Cells*
Bhatia B, Jiang M, Suraneni M, Patrawala L, Badeaux M, Schneider-Broussard R, Multani AS, Jeter CR, Calhoun-Davis T, Hu L, Hu J, Tsavachidis S, Zhang W, Chang S, Hayward SW, Tang DG. Critical and Distinct Roles of p16 and Telomerase in Regulating the Proliferative Life Span of Normal Human Prostate Epithelial Progenitor Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 27957-27972. PMID: 18662989, PMCID: PMC2562067, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m803467200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProliferative life spanNHP cellsMolecular mechanismsProgenitor cellsSuppression of p16Normal human prostate epithelial cellsGene expression profilesLife spanProstate epithelial progenitor cellsHuman prostate epithelial cellsRegulation of p16Activation of p53Prostate epithelial cellsEpithelial progenitor cellsCell proliferative capacityExpression profilesBasal-like cellsProgenitor markersMultilineage differentiationTelomerase expressionDistinct rolesCell life spanCell marker CD44P16 inhibitionEpithelial cellsEvidence that senescent human prostate epithelial cells enhance tumorigenicity: Cell fusion as a potential mechanism and inhibition by p16INK4a and hTERT
Bhatia B, Multani AS, Patrawala L, Chen X, Calhoun‐Davis T, Zhou J, Schroeder L, Schneider‐Broussard R, Shen J, Pathak S, Chang S, Tang DG. Evidence that senescent human prostate epithelial cells enhance tumorigenicity: Cell fusion as a potential mechanism and inhibition by p16INK4a and hTERT. International Journal Of Cancer 2008, 122: 1483-1495. PMID: 18059027, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23222.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman prostate epithelial cellsNHP cellsProstate epithelial cellsCell fusionVivo tumorigenicityTumor cellsTumor developmentNormal human prostate epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsAR mRNA expressionCell-cell fusionProstate cancer cell linesPotential mechanismsGene expression analysisP16INK4a protein expressionModel cell systemGenomic stabilityLNCaP prostate cancerCancer cell linesExogenous p16Expression analysisProstate cancerSenescent fibroblastsProgenitor markersProstate tumorigenesis
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
2000
Telomere dysfunction promotes non-reciprocal translocations and epithelial cancers in mice
Artandi S, Chang S, Lee S, Alson S, Gottlieb G, Chin L, DePinho R. Telomere dysfunction promotes non-reciprocal translocations and epithelial cancers in mice. Nature 2000, 406: 641-645. PMID: 10949306, DOI: 10.1038/35020592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial cancersSoft tissue sarcomasTelomere lengthP53 mutant miceTumor suppressor gene mutationsSuppressor gene mutationsNon-reciprocal translocationsTissue sarcomasTelomere dysfunctionAged humansMutant miceCytogenetic featuresCancerMiceHuman carcinomasGene mutationsEpithelial renewalTelomerase expressionCritical reductionCarcinomaDysfunctionHigh rateReverse transcriptaseEukaryotic chromosomesNucleoprotein complexes