2015
Monitoring the DNA Damage Response at Dysfunctional Telomeres
Rai R, Chang S. Monitoring the DNA Damage Response at Dysfunctional Telomeres. Methods In Molecular Biology 2015, 1343: 175-180. PMID: 26420717, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2963-4_14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDysfunctional telomeresDNA damage sensorDNA damage responseDNA damage fociSitu hybridization approachEukaryotic chromosomesShelterin componentsDNA repeatsGenomic stabilityDDR proteinsDamage responseTelomeric DNADDR pathwaysDamage fociChromosomal endsTelomere dysfunctionDamage sensorTelomeresDNA damageHybridization approachCellular viabilityPathwayProper maintenanceChromosomesRepeats
2013
Cancer chromosomes going to POT1
Chang S. Cancer chromosomes going to POT1. Nature Genetics 2013, 45: 473-475. PMID: 23619786, PMCID: PMC4040961, DOI: 10.1038/ng.2617.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2010
The telomere protein tankyrase 1 regulates DNA damage responses at telomeres
Chang S. The telomere protein tankyrase 1 regulates DNA damage responses at telomeres. Aging 2010, 2: 639-642. PMID: 21076181, PMCID: PMC2993793, DOI: 10.18632/aging.100221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDefending the end zone: Studying the players involved in protecting chromosome ends
Chan SS, Chang S. Defending the end zone: Studying the players involved in protecting chromosome ends. FEBS Letters 2010, 584: 3773-3778. PMID: 20579983, PMCID: PMC3657741, DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.06.016.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Multiple roles for MRE11 at uncapped telomeres
Deng Y, Guo X, Ferguson DO, Chang S. Multiple roles for MRE11 at uncapped telomeres. Nature 2009, 460: 914-918. PMID: 19633651, PMCID: PMC2760383, DOI: 10.1038/nature08196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsAtaxia Telangiectasia Mutated ProteinsATP-Binding Cassette TransportersCell Cycle ProteinsCell LineChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneChromosome AberrationsDNA DamageDNA Ligase ATPDNA LigasesDNA Repair EnzymesDNA-Binding ProteinsFibroblastsIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMiceMRE11 Homologue ProteinNuclear ProteinsShelterin ComplexTelomereTelomere-Binding ProteinsTelomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2Tumor Suppressor p53-Binding Protein 1Tumor Suppressor ProteinsConceptsMRN complexLinear eukaryotic chromosomesDNA double-strand breaksDNA damage repair pathwaysDouble-strand breaksDamage repair pathwaysGenome integrityEukaryotic chromosomesUncapped telomeresTelomere maintenanceRepair factorsDNA endsRepair pathwaysTelomeric endNuclease activityTelomeresMultiple rolesMre11Major playersPathogenic lesionsMre1ChromosomesComplexesProteinAlleles
2008
Telomere dysfunction and tumour suppression: the senescence connection
Deng Y, Chan SS, Chang S. Telomere dysfunction and tumour suppression: the senescence connection. Nature Reviews Cancer 2008, 8: 450-458. PMID: 18500246, PMCID: PMC3688269, DOI: 10.1038/nrc2393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelomere dysfunctionDysfunctional telomeresDNA damage responseKey PointsTelomeresEukaryotic chromosomesGenome instabilityShelterin complexApoptotic programDamage responseRepetitive sequencesCellular senescenceTelomeric endTumor suppressionProtein resultsP53 pathwayMutant p53TelomeresSpontaneous tumorigenesisSenescenceTumorigenesisMouse modelChromosomesDysfunctionProteinApoptosisInitiation of Genomic Instability, Cellular Senescence, and Organismal Aging by Dysfunctional Telomeres
Chang S. Initiation of Genomic Instability, Cellular Senescence, and Organismal Aging by Dysfunctional Telomeres. 2008, 57-75. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-73709-4_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDysfunctional telomeresOrganismal agingCellular senescenceDNA damage responseLinear chromosomesShelterin complexDamage responseTelomeric repeatsGenomic instabilityTelomeric structureTelomeresSenescenceFunction resultsProteinImportant roleChromosomesMouse modelRepeatsTelomeraseDNAProgressive lossP53ActivationComplexesAging
2001
Modeling chromosomal instability and epithelial carcinogenesis in the telomerase-deficient mouse
Chang S, Khoo C, DePinho R. Modeling chromosomal instability and epithelial carcinogenesis in the telomerase-deficient mouse. Seminars In Cancer Biology 2001, 11: 227-238. PMID: 11407947, DOI: 10.1006/scbi.2000.0374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex cytogenetic profileHuman carcinomasChromosomal structural aberrationsTelomerase-deficient miceEukaryotic chromosomesNucleoprotein complexesGenomic instabilitySpecies distinctionP53 mutant miceChromosomal instabilityTumor suppressor gene mutationsShort telomeresSuppressor gene mutationsMutant miceStructural aberrationsEpithelial carcinogenesisGene mutationsCytogenetic profileChromosomesTelomeresMiceMutationsRegulationHumansAneuploidy