Telomeric recombination induced by dysfunctional telomeres.
Mol Biol Cell
; 22(2): 179-88, 2011 Jan 15.
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ABSTRACT
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 recombination-based telomere maintenance can be activated after telomerase inhibition. We determined whether telomeric recombination can also be promoted by telomere dysfunction. We report for the first time that telomeric recombination can be induced in human telomerase-positive cancer cells with dysfunctional telomeres.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Recombinación Genética
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Telómero
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Telomerasa
Límite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mol Biol Cell
Asunto de la revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
Año:
2011
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Article