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Inositol Diphosphate Signaling Regulates Telomere Length

Year: 2004

Type: article

Abstract: Activation of phospholipase C-dependent inositol polyphosphate signaling pathways generates distinct messengers derived from inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate that control gene expression and mRNA export. Here we report the regulation of telomere length by production of a diphosphorylinositol tetrakisphosphate, PP-IP4, synthesized by the KCS1 gene product. Loss of PP-IP4 production results in lengthening of telomeres, whereas overproduction leads to their shortening. This effect requires the presence of Tel1, the yeast homologue of ATM, the protein mutated in the human disease ataxia telangiectasia. Our data provide in vivo evidence of a regulatory link between inositol polyphosphate signaling and the checkpoint kinase family and describe a third nuclear process modulated by phospholipase C activation.

Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m412070200

Authors: Sally J. York, Blaine N. Armbruster, Patricia Greenwell, Thomas D. Petes, John D. York

Institutions: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Duke University, Duke Medical Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Language: English

Topic: Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence

Subfield: Physiology (medical)

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,430

Funders: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institute of General Medical Sciences