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ArticleCell reports2023

TERRA R-loops connect and protect sister telomeres in mitosis.

Samantha Sze, Amit Bhardwaj, Priyanka Fnu, Kameron Azarm, Rachel Mund, Katherine Ring, Susan Smith

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Article in Cell reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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10 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

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Samantha SzeDepartment of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Amit BhardwajHalda Therapeutics, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.
Priyanka FnuUniversity of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
Kameron AzarmBGB Group, New York, NY 10013, USA.
Rachel MundNew York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
Katherine RingDepartment of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Susan SmithDepartment of Cell Biology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA. Electronic address: susan.smith@med.nyu.edu.
New York University · USNew York Medical College · USUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

Mechanisms of Sister Telomere Cohesion and ResolutionR01GM129780 · NIGMS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI SMITH, SUSAN · 2018 to 2021
$1.8M
Mechanisms of Telomere Cohesion - Equipment SupplementR35GM149355 · NIGMS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI SUSAN SMITH · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
A role for RNA in sister chromatid cohesion at human telomeresR01GM141292 · NIGMS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI SMITH, SUSAN · 2022 to 2023
$860k
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129780NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM141292NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM149355
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Resolution of cohesion between sister telomeres in human cells depends on TRF1-mediated recruitment of the polyADP-ribosyltransferase tankyrase to telomeres. In human aged cells, due to insufficient recruitment of TRF1/tankyrase to shortened telomeres, sisters remain cohered in mitosis. This persistent cohesion plays a protective role, but the mechanism by which sisters remain cohered is not well understood. Here we show that telomere repeat-containing RNA (TERRA) holds sister telomeres together through RNA-DNA hybrid (R-loop) structures. We show that a tankyrase-interacting partner, the RNA-binding protein C19orf43, is required for repression of TERRA R-loops. Persistent telomere cohesion in C19orf43-depleted cells is counteracted by RNaseH1, confirming that RNA-DNA hybrids hold sisters together. Consistent with a protective role for persistent telomere cohesion, depletion of C19orf43 in aged cells reduces DNA damage and delays replicative senescence. We propose that the inherent inability of shortened telomeres to recruit R-loop-repressing machinery permits a controlled onset of senescence.

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TankyrasesDNAHumansMitosisR-Loop StructuresRNATelomereDNARNATankyrasesC19orf43cohesionCP: Molecular biologyR-LoopsRNA-DNA hybridsRNaseHsenescencetankyrasetelomeresTERRATRF1

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PMID37843976
PMCPMC10873023
OpenAlexW4387643990

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