Sinusoidal Swinging Dynamics of the Telomere Repair and Cell Growth Activation Functions of Telomerase in Rat Liver Cancer Cells.
From: CNRS-UMR 8080 Développement et Evolution, Bâtiment 440, Université Paris-Sud Orsay, F-91405 Orsay, France. claire.wolfrom@ibaic.u-psud.fr
FEBS letters
- Publish Date: Jan 2007
- ISSN: 0014-5793
- Volume: 581
- Issue: 1
- Pages: 125-30
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Wolfrom Claire, Martin Olivier C, Laurent Michel, et al. Sinusoidal Swinging Dynamics of the Telomere Repair and Cell Growth Activation Functions of Telomerase in Rat Liver Cancer Cells.. FEBS Lett. Jan 2007;581:125-30
Abstract
Telomerase is a multimolecular complex of reverse transcriptase, RNA template, and regulatory proteins. It has two known functions: catalysis of the addition of [TTAGGG] repeats to telomeric DNA and the activation of various genes controlling cell proliferation. The possible coordination of these two functions is a key issue in understanding the growth of cancer cells. We report long-term changes to this complex system, as shown by specific data analysis methods. We show that the dynamics of the two functions of telomerase are tightly linked, with a change in predominant function every 13-14 weeks. The conservative behavior of this dynamic system probably accounts for the persistent proliferation of cancer cells.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Biological Clocks, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Liver Neoplasms, Models, Biological, Neoplasm Proteins, Rats, Telomerase, Telomere, Time Factors
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