2021
Distinct functions of POT1 proteins contribute to the regulation of telomerase recruitment to telomeres
Gu P, Jia S, Takasugi T, Tesmer VM, Nandakumar J, Chen Y, Chang S. Distinct functions of POT1 proteins contribute to the regulation of telomerase recruitment to telomeres. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 5514. PMID: 34535663, PMCID: PMC8448735, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25799-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA damage responseTelomerase recruitmentPOT1 proteinsDamage responseATR-dependent DNA damage responseNon-homologous end-joining DNA repair pathwayRecruitment of telomeraseC-strand fillAmino acidsDNA repair pathwaysUnique amino acidsTEN1 (CST) complexTelomere extensionCTC1-STN1Stable heterodimerRepair pathwaysC-terminusDistinct functionsPOT1bPOT1aTelomeresC-strandG-strandTPP1Protein
2009
Pot1b Deletion and Telomerase Haploinsufficiency in Mice Initiate an ATR-Dependent DNA Damage Response and Elicit Phenotypes Resembling Dyskeratosis Congenita
He H, Wang Y, Guo X, Ramchandani S, Ma J, Shen MF, Garcia DA, Deng Y, Multani AS, You MJ, Chang S. Pot1b Deletion and Telomerase Haploinsufficiency in Mice Initiate an ATR-Dependent DNA Damage Response and Elicit Phenotypes Resembling Dyskeratosis Congenita. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2009, 29: 229-240. PMID: 18936156, PMCID: PMC2612488, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01400-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsBone Marrow CellsCell Cycle ProteinsCell DeathCell ProliferationDNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsDyskeratosis CongenitaGene DeletionHaploidyHematopoietic SystemMiceMice, KnockoutNucleic Acid ConformationOrgan SpecificityPhenotypeProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesSurvival AnalysisTelomeraseTelomereConceptsDisease dyskeratosis congenitaATR-dependent DNA damage responseDNA damage responseTelomerase haploinsufficiencyDamage responseBone marrow failureTelomeres 1 (POT1) proteinDyskeratosis congenitaProliferative tissueGenome integrityPOT1 functionChromosome endsMarrow failureEnd fusionsG-overhangsChromosome instabilityTelomerase deficiencyGerm cellsBinding proteinHematopoietic progenitorsStem cellsSurvival potentialEssential roleLong-term viabilityCellular viability
2007
Dysfunctional telomeres activate an ATM‐ATR‐dependent DNA damage response to suppress tumorigenesis
Guo X, Deng Y, Lin Y, Cosme‐Blanco W, Chan S, He H, Yuan G, Brown EJ, Chang S. Dysfunctional telomeres activate an ATM‐ATR‐dependent DNA damage response to suppress tumorigenesis. The EMBO Journal 2007, 26: 4709-4719. PMID: 17948054, PMCID: PMC2080807, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601893.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsCell Cycle ProteinsCells, CulturedDNA DamageDNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryo, MammalianFibroblastsMiceNeoplasmsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, MessengerShelterin ComplexTelomereTelomere-Binding ProteinsTelomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2Tumor Suppressor Proteins