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ArticleOncotarget2016

Translin and Trax differentially regulate telomere-associated transcript homeostasis.

Natalia Gomez-Escobar, Nasser Almobadel, Othman Alzahrani, Julia Feichtinger, Vicente Planells-Palop, Zafer Alshehri, Gerhard G Thallinger, Jane A Wakeman, Ramsay J McFarlane

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Article in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Natalia Gomez-EscobarNorth West Cancer Research Institute, School of Medical Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom.
Nasser AlmobadelNorth West Cancer Research Institute, School of Medical Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom.
Othman AlzahraniNorth West Cancer Research Institute, School of Medical Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom.
Julia FeichtingerComputational Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Group, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
Vicente Planells-PalopNorth West Cancer Research Institute, School of Medical Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom.
Zafer AlshehriNorth West Cancer Research Institute, School of Medical Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom.
Gerhard G ThallingerComputational Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Group, Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.
Jane A WakemanNorth West Cancer Research Institute, School of Medical Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom.
Ramsay J McFarlaneNorth West Cancer Research Institute, School of Medical Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom.
Bangor University · GBGraz University of Technology · ATInstitute of Molecular Biotechnology · AT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Translin and Trax proteins are highly conserved nucleic acid binding proteins that have been implicated in RNA regulation in a range of biological processes including tRNA processing, RNA interference, microRNA degradation during oncogenesis, spermatogenesis and neuronal regulation. Here, we explore the function of this paralogue pair of proteins in the fission yeast. Using transcript analysis we demonstrate a reciprocal mechanism for control of telomere-associated transcripts. Mutation of tfx1+ (Trax) elevates transcript levels from silenced sub-telomeric regions of the genome, but not other silenced regions, such as the peri-centromeric heterochromatin. In the case of some sub-telomeric transcripts, but not all, this elevation is dependent on the Trax paralogue, Tsn1 (Translin). In a reciprocal fashion, Tsn1 (Translin) serves to repress levels of transcripts (TERRAs) from the telomeric repeats, whereas Tfx1 serves to maintain these elevated levels. This reveals a novel mechanism for the regulation of telomeric transcripts. We extend this to demonstrate that human Translin and Trax also control telomere-associated transcript levels in human cells in a telomere-specific fashion.

Indexed as

Telomere HomeostasisArgonaute ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCell Line, TumorDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalHumansMutationNeoplasmsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, FungalRNA InterferenceRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerSchizosaccharomycesSchizosaccharomyces pombe ProteinsAgo1 protein, S pombeArgonaute ProteinsCarrier ProteinsDNA-Binding ProteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA, FungalRNA, Long NoncodingRNA, MessengerSchizosaccharomyces pombe ProteinsTRAX protein, S pombetsn1 protein, S pombeTSNAX protein, humanTSN protein, humanC3POChromosome SectiontelomeresTERRATranslinTrax

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PMID27183912
PMCPMC5085120
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