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Shelterin complex and associated factors at human telomeres.
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87 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 182 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Ethnicity-specific association between TERT rs2736100 (A > C) polymorphism and lung cancer risk: a comprehensive meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2023Pooled it
- Telomere structure and maintenance gene variants and risk of five cancer types.International journal of cancer · 2016Pooled it
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- Cancer-associated TRF1 mutations alter PARP1 interaction dynamics: an in silico study.Mammalian genome : official journal of the International Mammalian Genome Society · 2026Article
- Decoding the significance of TERT gene in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: From molecular mechanisms to emerging diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.Journal of ovarian research · 2026Review
- R-2-hydroxyglutarate-mediated inhibition of KDM4A compromises telomere integrity.Nucleic acids research · 2025Article
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- Telomere Length and Telomerase Activity as Potential Biomarkers for Gastrointestinal Cancer.Cancers · 2024Review
- Molecular mechanisms of aging and anti-aging strategies.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2024Review
- Structural Motifs at the Telomeres and Their Role in Regulatory Pathways.Biochemistry · 2024Review
- Effects of HSV-G47Δ Oncolytic Virus on Telomerase and Telomere Length Alterations in Glioblastoma Multiforme Cancer Stem Cells Under Hypoxia and Normoxia Conditions.Current cancer drug targets · 2024Article
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- Cellular allostatic load is linked to increased energy expenditure and accelerated biological aging.Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2023Article
- Exploring the Causal Relationship Between Telomere Biology and Alzheimer's Disease.Molecular neurobiology · 2023Review
- Potential effects of assisted reproductive technology on telomere length and telomerase activity in human oocytes and early embryos.Journal of ovarian research · 2023Review
- Damage-Free Shortening of Telomeres Is a Potential Strategy Supporting Blind Mole-Rat Longevity.Genes · 2023Article
- The Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Prospects of Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT).Cancers · 2023Review
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Abstract
The processes regulating telomere function have major impacts on fundamental issues in human cancer biology. First, active telomere maintenance is almost always required for full oncogenic transformation of human cells, through cellular immortalization by endowment of an infinite replicative potential. Second, the attrition that telomeres undergo upon replication is responsible for the finite replicative life span of cells in culture, a process called senescence, which is of paramount importance for tumor suppression in vivo. The process of telomere-based senescence is intimately coupled to the induction of a DNA damage response emanating from telomeres, which can be elicited by both the ATM and ATR dependent pathways. At telomeres, the shelterin complex is constituted by a group of six proteins which assembles quantitatively along the telomere tract, and imparts both telomere maintenance and telomere protection. Shelterin is known to regulate the action of telomerase, and to prevent inappropriate DNA damage responses at chromosome ends, mostly through inhibition of ATM and ATR. The roles of shelterin have increasingly been associated with transient interactions with downstream factors that are not associated quantitatively or stably with telomeres. Here, some of the important known interactions between shelterin and these associated factors and their interplay to mediate telomere functions are reviewed.
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