Article ; Online: A TIN2 dyskeratosis congenita mutation causes telomerase-independent telomere shortening in mice.
2014 Volume 28, Issue 2, Page(s) 153–166
Abstract: The progressive bone marrow failure syndrome dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is often caused by mutations in telomerase or the factors involved in telomerase biogenesis and trafficking. However, a subset of DC patients is heterozygous for mutations in the ... ...
Abstract | The progressive bone marrow failure syndrome dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is often caused by mutations in telomerase or the factors involved in telomerase biogenesis and trafficking. However, a subset of DC patients is heterozygous for mutations in the shelterin component TIN2. To determine how the TIN2-DC mutations affect telomere function, we generated mice with the equivalent of the TIN2 K280E DC allele (TIN2(DC)) by gene targeting. Whereas homozygous TIN2(DC/DC) mice were not viable, first-generation TIN2(+/DC) mice were healthy and fertile. In the second and third generations, the TIN2(+/DC) mice developed mild pancytopenia, consistent with hematopoietic dysfunction in DC, as well as diminished fecundity. Bone marrow telomeres of TIN2(+/DC) mice shortened over the generations, and immortalized TIN2(+/DC) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) showed telomere shortening with proliferation. Unexpectedly, telomere shortening was accelerated in TIN2(+/DC) mTR(-/-) mice and MEFs compared with TIN2(+/+) mTR(-/-) controls, establishing that the TIN2(DC) telomere maintenance defect was not solely due to diminished telomerase action. The TIN2(DC) allele induced mild ATR kinase signaling at telomeres and a fragile telomere phenotype, suggestive of telomere replication problems. These data suggest that this TIN2-DC mutation could induce telomeric dysfunction phenotypes in telomerase-negative somatic cells and tissues that further exacerbate the telomere maintenance problems in telomerase-positive stem cell compartments. |
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MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Disease Models, Animal ; Dyskeratosis Congenita/genetics ; Fertility/genetics ; Gene Knock-In Techniques ; HeLa Cells ; Humans ; Mice ; Mutation ; Pancytopenia/genetics ; Signal Transduction ; Telomerase/metabolism ; Telomere/pathology ; Telomere Shortening/genetics ; Telomere-Binding Proteins/genetics |
Chemical Substances | Telomere-Binding Proteins ; Tinf2 protein, mouse ; Telomerase (EC 2.7.7.49) |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2014-01-22 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 806684-x |
ISSN | 1549-5477 ; 0890-9369 |
ISSN (online) | 1549-5477 |
ISSN | 0890-9369 |
DOI | 10.1101/gad.233395.113 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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