Characterization of ataxia telangiectasia fibroblasts with extended life-span through telomerase expression.
Oncogene
; 20(3): 278-88, 2001 Jan 18.
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ABSTRACT
Ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by progressive cerebellar degeneration, immunodeficiencies, genomic instability and gonadal atrophy. A-T patients are hypersensitive to ionizing radiation and have an elevated cancer risk. Cells derived from A-T patients require higher levels of serum factors, exhibit cytoskeletal defects and undergo premature senescence in culture. We show here that expression of the catalytic subunit of telomerase (hTERT) in primary A-T patient fibroblasts can rescue the premature senescence phenotype. Ectopic expression of hTERT does not rescue the radiosensitivity or the telomere fusions in A-T fibroblasts. The hTERT+AT cells also retain the characteristic defects in cell-cycle checkpoints, and show increased chromosome damage before and after ionizing radiation. Although A-T patients have an increased susceptibility to cancer, the expression of hTERT in A-T fibroblasts does not stimulate malignant transformation. These immortalized A-T cells provide a more stable cell system to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the cellular phenotypes of Ataxia-telangiectasia.
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Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
RNA
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Ataxia Telangiectasia
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Telomerase
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Fibroblastos
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oncogene
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos