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
2013
Single strand DNA binding proteins 1 and 2 protect newly replicated telomeres
Gu P, Deng W, Lei M, Chang S. Single strand DNA binding proteins 1 and 2 protect newly replicated telomeres. Cell Research 2013, 23: 705-719. PMID: 23459151, PMCID: PMC3641597, DOI: 10.1038/cr.2013.31.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsCell LineChromatidsDNA DamageDNA RepairDNA, Single-StrandedDNA-Binding ProteinsGenomic InstabilityHumansMiceMice, KnockoutMitochondrial ProteinsProtein BindingRadiation, IonizingRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingShelterin ComplexTelomereTelomere-Binding ProteinsTelomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2ConceptsGenome stabilitySingle-strand DNAHeterotrimeric protein complexDNA damage responseTelomere end protectionProtein 1Subset of telomeresTelomeric ssDNAProtein complexesTelomeric DNADamage responseG-overhangsEnd protectionConditional knockout miceTelomeresΔ miceDNAPOT1aDevelopmental abnormalitiesStrand DNACritical roleKnockout miceINTS3F allelePOT1b