期刊
GENES
卷 10, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/genes10020118
关键词
telomeric repeats; telomeres; genome stability; microsatellites; repeat expansion; alternative lengthening of telomeres
资金
- NIH [P01GM105473, R35GM130322]
- RFBR [15-04-08658, 18-04-00799]
- Center for Molecular and Cell Technologies (Research Park, Saint-Petersburg State University)
Tandem DNA repeats derived from the ancestral (TTAGGG)n run were first detected at chromosome ends of the majority of living organisms, hence the name telomeric DNA repeats. Subsequently, it has become clear that telomeric motifs are also present within chromosomes, and they were suitably called interstitial telomeric sequences (ITSs). It is well known that telomeric DNA repeats play a key role in chromosome stability, preventing end-to-end fusions and precluding the recurrent DNA loss during replication. Recent data suggest that ITSs are also important genomic elements as they confer its karyotype plasticity. In fact, ITSs appeared to be among the most unstable microsatellite sequences as they are highly length polymorphic and can trigger chromosomal fragility and gross chromosomal rearrangements. Importantly, mechanisms responsible for their instability appear to be similar to the mechanisms that maintain the length of genuine telomeres. This review compares the mechanisms of maintenance and dynamic properties of telomeric repeats and ITSs and discusses the implications of these dynamics on genome stability.
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