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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2020

Loss of CBX2 induces genome instability and senescence-associated chromosomal rearrangements.

Claudia Baumann, Xiangyu Zhang, Rabindranath De La Fuente

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Interrogating the regulatory epigenome of cellular senescence.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025
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  14. PAHSAs reduce cellular senescence and protect pancreatic beta cells from metabolic stress through regulation of Mdm2/p53.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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  15. CBX4 Regulates Replicative Senescence of WI-38 Fibroblasts.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Claudia BaumannDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Xiangyu ZhangDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
Rabindranath De La FuenteDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA.
University of Georgia · US

Funding

Role of the DNA Helicase LSH in female meiosisR56HD093383 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI DE LA FUENTE, RABINDRANATH · 2018 to 2018
$300k
NICHD NIH HHS R56 HD093383
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The polycomb group protein CBX2 is an important epigenetic reader involved in cell proliferation and differentiation. While CBX2 overexpression occurs in a wide range of human tumors, targeted deletion results in homeotic transformation, proliferative defects, and premature senescence. However, its cellular function(s) and whether it plays a role in maintenance of genome stability remain to be determined. Here, we demonstrate that loss of CBX2 in mouse fibroblasts induces abnormal large-scale chromatin structure and chromosome instability. Integrative transcriptome analysis and ATAC-seq revealed a significant dysregulation of transcripts involved in DNA repair, chromocenter formation, and tumorigenesis in addition to changes in chromatin accessibility of genes involved in lateral sclerosis, basal transcription factors, and folate metabolism. Notably, Cbx2-/- cells exhibit prominent decondensation of satellite DNA sequences at metaphase and increased sister chromatid recombination events leading to rampant chromosome instability. The presence of extensive centromere and telomere defects suggests a prominent role for CBX2 in heterochromatin homeostasis and the regulation of nuclear architecture.

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Cellular SenescenceChromosome AberrationsGenomic InstabilityAnimalsCell Transformation, NeoplasticCentromereChromatinFemaleFibroblastsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutPolycomb Repressive Complex 1TranscriptomeCbx2 protein, mouseChromatinPolycomb Repressive Complex 1

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PMID32870972
PMCPMC7594495
OpenAlexW3081863552

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