Telomere dysfunction and tumour suppression: the senescence connection
Deng Y, Chan SS, Chang S. Telomere dysfunction and tumour suppression: the senescence connection. Nature Reviews Cancer 2008, 8: 450-458. PMID: 18500246, PMCID: PMC3688269, DOI: 10.1038/nrc2393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelomere dysfunctionDysfunctional telomeresDNA damage responseKey PointsTelomeresEukaryotic chromosomesGenome instabilityShelterin complexApoptotic programDamage responseRepetitive sequencesCellular senescenceTelomeric endTumor suppressionProtein resultsP53 pathwayMutant p53TelomeresSpontaneous tumorigenesisSenescenceTumorigenesisMouse modelChromosomesDysfunctionProteinApoptosisDual 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