Multifunctionality of the telomere-capping shelterin complex explained by variations in its protein composition

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Protecting telomere from the DNA damage response is essential to avoid the entry into cellular senescence and organismal aging. The progressive telomere DNA shortening in dividing somatic cells, programmed during development, leads to critically short telomeres that trigger replicative senescence and thereby contribute to aging. In several organisms, including mammals, telomeres are protected by a protein complex named Shelterin that counteract at various levels the DNA damage response at chromosome ends through the specific function of each of its subunits. The changes in Shelterin structure and function during development and aging is thus an intense area of research. Here, we review our knowledge on the existence of several Shelterin subcomplexes and the functional independence between them. This leads us to discuss the possibility that the multifunctionality of the Shelterin complex is determined by the formation of different subcomplexes whose composition may change during aging.

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Ghilain, C., Gilson, E., & Giraud-Panis, M. J. (2021, July 1). Multifunctionality of the telomere-capping shelterin complex explained by variations in its protein composition. Cells. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10071753

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