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The involvement of the Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 complex in the generation of G-overhangs at human telomeres.


ABSTRACT: A central function of telomeres is to prevent chromosome ends from being recognized as DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Several proteins involved in processing DSBs associate with telomeres, but the roles of these factors at telomeres are largely unknown. To investigate whether the Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 (MRN) complex is involved in the generation of proper 3' G-overhangs at human telomere ends, we used RNA interference to decrease expression of MRN and analysed their effects. Reduction of MRN resulted in a transient shortening of G-overhang length in telomerase-positive cells. The terminal nucleotides of both C- and G-rich strands remain unaltered in Mre11-diminished cells, indicating that MRN is not responsible for specifying the final end-processing event. The reduction in overhang length was not seen in telomerase-negative cells, but was observed after the expression of exogenous telomerase, which suggested that the MRN complex might be involved in the recruitment or action of telomerase.

SUBMITTER: Chai W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1369251 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The involvement of the Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 complex in the generation of G-overhangs at human telomeres.

Chai Weihang W   Sfeir Agnel J AJ   Hoshiyama Hirotoshi H   Shay Jerry W JW   Wright Woodring E WE  

EMBO reports 20060201 2


A central function of telomeres is to prevent chromosome ends from being recognized as DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). Several proteins involved in processing DSBs associate with telomeres, but the roles of these factors at telomeres are largely unknown. To investigate whether the Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 (MRN) complex is involved in the generation of proper 3' G-overhangs at human telomere ends, we used RNA interference to decrease expression of MRN and analysed their effects. Reduction of MRN resulte  ...[more]

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