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ArticleOncotarget2017

37 kDa LRP::FLAG enhances telomerase activity and reduces senescent markers

Tyrone C Otgaar, Eloise Ferreira, Sibusiso Malindisa, Martin Bernert, Boitelo T Letsolo, Stefan F T Weiss

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tyrone C OtgaarSchool of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, Republic of South Africa.
Eloise FerreiraSchool of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, Republic of South Africa.
Sibusiso MalindisaSchool of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, Republic of South Africa.
Martin BernertSchool of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, Republic of South Africa.
Boitelo T LetsoloSchool of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, Republic of South Africa.
Stefan F T WeissSchool of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits 2050, Republic of South Africa.
University of the Witwatersrand · ZA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

One of the core regulators of cellular aging are telomeres, repetitive DNA sequences at the ends of chromosomes that are maintained by the ribonucleoprotein DNA polymerase complex, telomerase. Recently, we demonstrated that knockdown of the 37kDa/ 67kDa laminin receptor (LRP/LR), a protein that promotes cell viability in tumorigenic and normal cells, reduces telomerase activity. We therefore hypothesized that upregulating LRP/LR might increase telomerase activity and impede aging. Here we show that overexpression of LRP::FLAG resulted in significantly elevated hTERT levels, telomerase activity and telomere length, respectively, with concomitantly reduced levels of senescence markers. These data suggest a novel function of LRP/LR hampering the onset of senescence through elevating hTERT levels and telomerase activity, respectively. LRP::FLAG might therefore act as a potential novel anti-aging drug through the impediment of the cellular aging process.

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agingLRP::FLAGLRP/LRtelomerasetelomeres

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PMID29156824
PMCPMC5689714
OpenAlexW2758084401

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