2015
Monitoring the DNA Damage Response at Dysfunctional Telomeres
Rai R, Chang S. Monitoring the DNA Damage Response at Dysfunctional Telomeres. Methods In Molecular Biology 2015, 1343: 175-180. PMID: 26420717, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2963-4_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDysfunctional telomeresDNA damage sensorDNA damage responseDNA damage fociSitu hybridization approachEukaryotic chromosomesShelterin componentsDNA repeatsGenomic stabilityDDR proteinsDamage responseTelomeric DNADDR pathwaysDamage fociChromosomal endsTelomere dysfunctionDamage sensorTelomeresDNA damageHybridization approachCellular viabilityPathwayProper maintenanceChromosomesRepeats
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