Telomere Replication Stress Induced by POT1 Inactivation Accelerates Tumorigenesis

Alexandra M. Pinzaru; Robert A. Hom; Angela Beal; Aaron F. Phillips; Eric Ni; Timothy Cardozo; Nidhi Nair; Jaehyuk Choi; Deborah S. Wuttke; Agnel Sfeir; Eros Lazzerini Denchi

doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2016.05.008

Telomere Replication Stress Induced by POT1 Inactivation Accelerates Tumorigenesis

Alexandra M. Pinzaru, Robert A. Hom, Angela Beal, Aaron F. Phillips, Eric Ni, Timothy Cardozo, Nidhi Nair, Jaehyuk Choi, Deborah S. Wuttke, Agnel Sfeir^*, Eros Lazzerini Denchi

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Abstract

Genome sequencing studies have revealed a number of cancer-associated mutations in the telomere-binding factor POT1. Here, we show that when combined with p53 deficiency, depletion of murine POT1a in common lymphoid progenitor cells fosters genetic instability, accelerates the onset, and increases the severity of T cell lymphomas. In parallel, we examined human and mouse cells carrying POT1 mutations found in cutaneous T cell lymphoma (CTCL) patients. Inhibition of POT1 activates ATR-dependent DNA damage signaling and induces telomere fragility, replication fork stalling, and telomere elongation. Our data suggest that these phenotypes are linked to impaired CST (CTC1-STN1-TEN1) function at telomeres. Lastly, we show that proliferation of cancer cells lacking POT1 is enabled by the attenuation of the ATR kinase pathway. These results uncover a role for defective telomere replication during tumorigenesis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2170-2184
Number of pages	15
Journal	Cell reports
Volume	15
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2016.05.008
State	Published - Jun 7 2016

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Keywords

ATR
Cutaneous T cell lymphoma
POT1
Replication stress
Telomere
Thymic lymphoma

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)

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Pinzaru, A. M., Hom, R. A., Beal, A., Phillips, A. F., Ni, E., Cardozo, T., Nair, N., Choi, J., Wuttke, D. S., Sfeir, A., & Denchi, E. L. (2016). Telomere Replication Stress Induced by POT1 Inactivation Accelerates Tumorigenesis. Cell reports, 15(10), 2170-2184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2016.05.008

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