title: Genome stability: What we have learned from cohesinopathies.
abstract: Cohesin is a multiprotein complex involved in many DNA-related processes such as proper chromosome segregation, replication, transcription, and repair. Mutations in cohesin gene pathways are responsible for human diseases, collectively referred to as cohesinopathies. In addition, both cohesin gene expression dysregulation and mutations have been identified in cancer. Cohesinopathy cells are characterized by genome instability (GIN) visualized by a constellation of markers such as chromosome aneuploidies, chromosome aberrations, precocious sister chromatid separation, premature centromere separation, micronuclei formation, and sensitivity to genotoxic drugs. The emerging picture suggests that GIN observed in cohesinopathies may result from the synergistic effects of the multiple cohesin dysfunctions. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cucco
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Musio
mesh_terms: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / Q000235:genetics*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D042822:Genomic Instability / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D000097722:Cohesins
chemical_list: D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D000097722:Cohesins
keywords: Cornelia de Lange syndrome; Roberts syndrome; Warsaw Breakage syndrome; cohesin; genome instability