Abstract:
:Telomeres are the nucleoprotein structures that cap the ends of linear chromosomes. The length of telomeric DNA is an important determinant of function; with short telomeres triggering either replicative senescence or, in the absence of a functional DNA damage response, telomere fusion. Telomere fusion can trigger cycles of anaphase-bridging, breakage and fusion that can lead to genomic arrangements, of the type that are frequently found in cancer. Telomere erosion as a function of ongoing cell division results in the gradual loss of sequences from the terminus; this is superimposed by additional mutational mechanisms that generate large-scale, apparently sporadic, telomeric deletions. These events occur in normal human cells, irrespective of telomerase activity, and because they create telomeres that are capable of fusion, they represent a significant cell-intrinsic mutational mechanism. Here I review some of the potential mechanisms that may result in sporadic telomeric deletion.
journal_name
Cytogenet Genome Resjournal_title
Cytogenetic and genome researchauthors
Baird DMdoi
10.1159/000167817subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-01-01 00:00:00pages
308-14issue
3-4eissn
1424-8581issn
1424-859Xpii
000167817journal_volume
122pub_type
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