title: When ATPases pontin and reptin met telomerase.
abstract: Pontin and reptin are conserved AAA+ ATPases identified in chromatin-remodeling complexes. In a recent issue of Cell, Venteicher et al. provide new insight into the function of pontin and reptin in telomerase biogenesis, which is important for cellular senescence, aging, and cancer. These unexpected findings have implications for new avenues for development of effective therapeutic drugs in human disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Research Center for Functional Cellulomics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, South Korea. sbaek@snu.ac.kr
authors.forename: Sung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Baek
mesh_terms: D000074183:ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D004265:DNA Helicases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000378:metabolism; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019098:Telomerase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; C112148:DKC1 protein, human; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; C509186:TERT protein, human; D019098:Telomerase; D000074183:ATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular Activities; D004265:DNA Helicases; C486549:RUVBL1 protein, human; C122079:RUVBL2 protein, human