Telomere dynamics in human cells

Baird, Duncan Martin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8408-5467 2008. Telomere dynamics in human cells. Biochimie 90 (1) , pp. 116-121. 10.1016/j.biochi.2007.08.003

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Abstract

Human telomeres are intrinsically dynamic structures, with multiple biological processes operating to generate substantial length heterogeneity. Processes that operate specifically at the terminus, that include the end-replication problem coupled with C-strand resection, result in gradual telomere erosion with ongoing cell division. Rates of telomere erosion can be modulated by cell culture conditions and pleiotropic effects. Other processes, that are not consistent with the end replication problem, generate sporadic large-scale changes in telomere length. These events are detected in normal human cells and tissues; the severely truncated telomeres that result are potentially fusogenic and may lead to the types of genetic rearrangements that typify early-stage neoplasia. The processes that underlie sporadic telomeric deletion are unclear, but may include intra-allelic recombination within the T-loop structure, unequal sister chromatid exchange and replication fork stalling. The relative contributions of these processes in the generation of the heterogeneous telomere length profiles observed in human cells are discussed.

Item Type:	Article
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Telomere; Telomerase; Senescence; Cancer; Aging
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0300-9084
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2022 10:17
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/23876

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