Author： McPherson J. Peter Hande M. Prakash Lemmers Benedicte Zablocki Elzbieta Migon Eva Shehabeldin Amro Porras Annaliza Karaskova Jana Vukovic Bisera Squire Jeremy Hakem Razqallah
Publisher： Oxford University Press
ISSN： 1460-2083
Source： Human Molecular Genetics, Vol.15, Iss.6, 2006-03, pp. : 831-838
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Abstract
The role of BRCA1 in breast and ovarian tumor suppression has been primarily ascribed to the maintenance of genome integrity. BRCA1 interacts with components of the non-homologous end-joining pathway previously shown to play a role in telomere maintenance in yeast. Here, we provide evidence that links Brca1 with telomere integrity. Brca1−/− T-cells display telomere dysfunction in both loss of telomere repeats as well as defective telomere capping. Loss of Brca1 synergizes with p53 deficiency in the onset and frequency of tumorigenesis. Karyotyping of tBrca1−/−p53−/− thymic lymphomas revealed the presence of telomere dysfunction accompanied by clonal chromosomal translocations. The telomere dysfunction phenotype in Brca1-deficient cells suggests that loss of telomere integrity might contribute to chromosome end dysfunction and permit the formation of potentially oncogenic translocations.
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