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Telomere-driven diseases and telomere-targeting therapies [PDF]
Journal of Cell Biology, 2017 Telomeres, the protective ends of linear chromosomes, shorten throughout an individual’s lifetime. Telomere shortening is proposed to be a primary molecular cause of aging. Short telomeres block the proliferative capacity of stem cells, affecting their potential to regenerate tissues, and trigger the development of age-associated diseases. Mutations in
Paula Martínez, Maria A. Blasco
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Haematologica, 2015 Aplastic anemia is a rare but life-threatening disorder characterized by cytopenia in at least two of the three blood lineages. A frequent feature of patients with aplastic anemia is that they have shorter telomeres than those of age-matched controls ...
Christian Bär +3 more
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Telomeric recombination induced by dysfunctional telomeres
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 2011 Telomere maintenance is essential for cellular immortality, and most cancer cells maintain their telomeres through the enzyme telomerase. Telomeres and telomerase represent promising anticancer targets. However, 15% of cancer cells maintain their telomeres through alternative recombination-based mechanisms, and previous analyses showed that ...
Brault, Marie Eve, Autexier, Chantal
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Multiple cancer pathways regulate telomere protection
EMBO Molecular Medicine, 2019 Telomeres are considered as universal anti‐cancer targets, as telomere maintenance is essential to sustain indefinite cancer growth. Mutations in telomerase, the enzyme that maintains telomeres, are among the most frequently found in cancer. In addition,
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Senescence, Telomere Shortening and Telomere Maintenance [PDF]
Cancer Biology & Therapy, 2002 No Abstract Available Commentary to: Title: Telomerase Protects Cancer-Prone Human Cells from Chromosomal Instability and Spontaneous Immortalization Authors: Lynne W. Elmore, Kristi C. Turner, Lauren S. Gollahon, Melissa R. Landon, Colleen K. Jackson-Cook and Shawn E.
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The Rate of Increase of Short Telomeres Predicts Longevity in Mammals
Cell Reports, 2012 Aberrantly short telomeres result in decreased longevity in both humans and mice with defective telomere maintenance. Normal populations of humans and mice present high interindividual variation in telomere length, but it is unknown whether this is ...
Elsa Vera +4 more
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EMBO Molecular Medicine, 2012 A major goal in aging research is to improve health during aging. In the case of mice, genetic manipulations that shorten or lengthen telomeres result, respectively, in decreased or increased longevity.
Bruno Bernardes de Jesus +6 more
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iScience, 2019 Summary: Telomeres are considered potential anti-cancer targets. Most studies have focused on telomerase inhibition, but this strategy has largely failed in clinical trials.
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eLife, 2018 Pulmonary fibrosis is a fatal lung disease characterized by fibrotic foci and inflammatory infiltrates. Short telomeres can impair tissue regeneration and are found both in hereditary and sporadic cases. We show here that telomerase expression using AAV9
Juan Manuel Povedano +8 more
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Fission Yeast Exo1 and Rqh1-Dna2 Redundantly Contribute to Resection of Uncapped Telomeres. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The uncapping of telomeres induces a DNA damage response. In Schizosaccharomyces pombe, deletion of pot1+ causes telomere uncapping and rapid telomere resection, resulting in chromosome fusion.
Tomoko Nanbu +10 more
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