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PMID: 22364217 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein reverse transcriptase that synthesizes specific DNA repeats, or telomeric DNA, at the ends of chromosomes. Telomerase is minimally composed of a protein subunit, TERT, and an RNA component, TR. Aberrant telomerase activity has been associated with most human cancers and several premature aging diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic, progressive and fatal lung disease characterized by alveolar epithelial cell damage and fibrosis. Our study focuses on three hTERT mutations that were identified in a subset of patients with IPF, in which these patients also exhibited shorter telomeres compared to age-matched controls. We characterized how three IPF-associated hTERT mutations, V144M, R865C and R865H, affected telomerase function both in vitro and in human cells. We demonstrated that the R865 residue is crucial for repeat addition processivity and thus telomere synthesis in telomerase positive 293 cells and telomerase negative BJ cells, consistent with its location in the hTERT nucleotide binding motif. In contrast, while the V144M mutant did not exhibit any biochemical defects, this mutant was unable to elongate telomeres in human cells. As a result, our studies have identified hTERT V144 and R865 as two critical residues required for proper telomerase function in cells. Together, this may explain how inherited hTERT mutations can lead to shortened telomeres in patients with IPF; and thus, provide further insight into the role of naturally occurring telomerase mutations in the pathophysiology of certain age-related disease states. © 2012 The Authors Aging Cell © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland. |
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Allison R Tsang; Haley D M Wyatt; Nicholas S Y Ting; Tara L Beattie |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-2-24 |
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Title: Aging cell Volume: - ISSN: 1474-9726 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-2-27 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101130839 Medline TA: Aging Cell Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 The Authors Aging Cell © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland. |
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Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Departments of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada London Research Institute, Cancer Research UK, Clare Hall Laboratories, South Mimms, UK. Departments of Southern Alberta Cancer Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. |
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