2009
Replicative Senescence as an Intrinsic Tumor-Suppressor Mechanism
Chang S. Replicative Senescence as an Intrinsic Tumor-Suppressor Mechanism. 2009, 201-217. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1075-2_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDysfunctional telomeresGenomic instabilityIntrinsic tumor suppressor mechanismsDNA damage response pathwayProtein-DNA complexesDamage response pathwayTumor suppressor mechanismEukaryotic chromosomal endsEnds of chromosomesP53-dependent senescenceAbsence of p53Complex cytogenetic profileTriggers senescenceDDR pathwaysResponse pathwaysChromosomal endsReplicative senescenceTelomere dysfunctionCellular senescenceOnset of cancerTelomeresSenescenceCancer progressionEpithelial tissuesHuman carcinomas
2008
Dual roles of telomere dysfunction in initiation and suppression of tumorigenesis
Cosme-Blanco W, Chang S. Dual roles of telomere dysfunction in initiation and suppression of tumorigenesis. Experimental Cell Research 2008, 314: 1973-1979. PMID: 18448098, PMCID: PMC3690559, DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA double-strand breaksDysfunctional telomeresGenomic instabilityPotent tumor suppressor mechanismTumorigenic potentialSimple repeat sequencesTumor suppressor mechanismDouble-strand breaksCell tumorigenic potentialSuppression of tumorigenesisCancer cellsChromosomal endsTelomere dysfunctionCellular senescenceRepeat sequencesGenetic changesTelomeresGenetic lesionsP53 pathwayTumor initiationDicentric chromosomesSuppressor mechanismIntact p53 pathwayHuman carcinomasRare cells
2007
Role of telomeres and telomerase in genomic instability, senescence and cancer
Deng Y, Chang S. Role of telomeres and telomerase in genomic instability, senescence and cancer. Laboratory Investigation 2007, 87: 1071-1076. PMID: 17767195, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700673.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman cancersAnti-telomerase therapyAttractive therapeutic targetClinical trialsTherapeutic targetDNA damage responseRole of telomeresAbsence of p53Progressive lossHuman carcinomasSuppress tumorigenesisCancerLinear chromosomesCellular senescenceDamage responseTelomeric repeatsDysfunctional telomeresGenomic instabilityTelomeric structureChromosomal instabilityTelomeresP53TelomeraseImportant mechanismFunction results
2005
Trp53R172H and KrasG12D cooperate to promote chromosomal instability and widely metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in mice
Hingorani SR, Wang L, Multani AS, Combs C, Deramaudt TB, Hruban RH, Rustgi AK, Chang S, Tuveson DA. Trp53R172H and KrasG12D cooperate to promote chromosomal instability and widely metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in mice. Cancer Cell 2005, 7: 469-483. PMID: 15894267, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2005.04.023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCadherinsCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCentrosomeChromosomal InstabilityChromosome AberrationsCytogenetic AnalysisDisease ProgressionGene ExpressionGene Expression RegulationGene RearrangementGenes, Tumor SuppressorHomeodomain ProteinsIntegrasesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, Inbred StrainsMice, Mutant StrainsMice, TransgenicMutation, MissenseNeoplasm MetastasisOncogene Proteins v-erbBProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)Ras ProteinsSurvival AnalysisTelomereTrans-ActivatorsTranslocation, GeneticTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaTumor suppressor gene pathwaysDistinct genetic pathwaysGenetic requirementsGenetic pathwaysGenomic instabilityGene pathwaysChromosomal instabilityEndogenous expressionHuman diseasesNonreciprocal translocationsDuctal adenocarcinomaMetastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaHuman carcinomasDisease pathogenesisMouse pancreasDifferent biological behaviorPathwayMetastatic carcinomaPrimary carcinomaTreatment strategiesCarcinomaBiological behaviorDevelopment of detectionTranslocation
2001
Modeling chromosomal instability and epithelial carcinogenesis in the telomerase-deficient mouse
Chang S, Khoo C, DePinho R. Modeling chromosomal instability and epithelial carcinogenesis in the telomerase-deficient mouse. Seminars In Cancer Biology 2001, 11: 227-238. PMID: 11407947, DOI: 10.1006/scbi.2000.0374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cytogenetic profileHuman carcinomasChromosomal structural aberrationsTelomerase-deficient miceEukaryotic chromosomesNucleoprotein complexesGenomic instabilitySpecies distinctionP53 mutant miceChromosomal instabilityTumor suppressor gene mutationsShort telomeresSuppressor gene mutationsMutant miceStructural aberrationsEpithelial carcinogenesisGene mutationsCytogenetic profileChromosomesTelomeresMiceMutationsRegulationHumansAneuploidy
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