To functionally investigate the manner that UBQLN1 regulate mitochondria function,we searched for the UBQLN1-interacting proteins,we first conducted LC-MS with 3Flag-UBQLN1 cell line
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INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Cell Culture
SUBMITTER: 
shuang Zhao
LAB HEAD: zhao shuang
PROVIDER: PXD036634 | Pride | 2024-07-03
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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UBQLN1 links proteostasis and mitochondria function to telomere maintenance in human embryonic stem cells.
Zhao Shuang S Li Jie J Duan Songqi S Liu Chang C Wang Hua H Lu Jiangtao J Zhao Nannan N Sheng Xiaoyan X Wu Yiwei Y Li Yanjun Y Sun Baofa B Liu Lin L
Stem cell research & therapy 20240621 1
<h4>Background</h4>Telomeres consist of repetitive DNA sequences at the chromosome ends to protect chromosomal stability, and primarily maintained by telomerase or occasionally by alternative telomere lengthening of telomeres (ALT) through recombination-based mechanisms. Additional mechanisms that may regulate telomere maintenance remain to be explored. Simultaneous measurement of telomere length and transcriptome in the same human embryonic stem cell (hESC) revealed that mRNA expression levels ...[more]
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