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SUBMITTER: Moon DH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4791094 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moon Diane H DH Segal Matthew M Boyraz Baris B Guinan Eva E Hofmann Inga I Cahan Patrick P Tai Albert K AK Agarwal Suneet S
Nature genetics 20151019 12
Mutations in the PARN gene (encoding poly(A)-specific ribonuclease) cause telomere diseases including familial idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and dyskeratosis congenita, but how PARN deficiency impairs telomere maintenance is unclear. Here, using somatic cells and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) from patients with dyskeratosis congenita with PARN mutations, we show that PARN is required for the 3'-end maturation of the telomerase RNA component (TERC). Patient-derived cells as well as ...[more]