Telomere-associated factor expression in replicative senescence of human embryonic lung fibroblasts.
The objective of this study was to find the key regulatory molecules in the cell senescence process through observing the expression of telomere-associated factor during the normal cell replicative senescence process. Based on the established cell replicative senescence model, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and western blot analyses were used to detect telomere-associated factor expression at the mRNA and protein levels, including that of human telomere binding protein 1, tankyrase 1, telomerase RNA, telomere protection protein 1 (POT1), and p53 during the process of human embryonic lung fibroblast replicative senescence. The results showed that transcription of human telomere binding protein 1 did not change with cell senescence, whereas the protein expression of human telomere binding protein 1 increased gradually and then decreased rapidly; there was no change in the mRNA and protein expression of POT1; with the replicative senescence of human embryonic lung fibroblasts, expression of POT1 decreased gradually; TRF1 showed an increasing trend with cell senescence; and p53 protein expression did not change. Together, the results from this study suggest that human telomere binding protein 1, POT1, and TRF1 played important roles in cell senescence.
Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China.
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Department of Pathology, Tianjin Fifth Central Hospital, Tangguc, Tianjin, China shiyingxu@126.com.
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D002460:Cell Line; D016922:Cellular Senescence / Q000235:genetics*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D000089804:Shelterin Complex; D038501:Tankyrases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D019098:Telomerase / Q000235:genetics; D034501:Telomere-Binding Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D035321:Telomeric Repeat Binding Protein 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
D012313:RNA; D000089804:Shelterin Complex; D038501:Tankyrases; D019098:Telomerase; D034501:Telomere-Binding Proteins; D035321:Telomeric Repeat Binding Protein 1; D016159:Tumor Suppressor Protein p53; C440849:POT1 protein, human; C422952:telomerase RNA; C418109:TNKS protein, human