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- Title
Methylation of Subtelomeric Chromatin Modifies the Expression of the lncRNA TERRA, Disturbing Telomere Homeostasis.
- Authors
Oliva-Rico, Diego; Fabian-Morales, Eunice; Cáceres-Gutiérrez, Rodrigo E.; Gudiño, Adriana; Cisneros-Soberanis, Fernanda; Dominguez, Julieta; Almaraz-Rojas, Oscar; Arriaga-Canon, Cristian; Castro-Hernández, Clementina; De la Rosa, Carlos; Reyes, José L.; Herrera, Luis A.
- Abstract
The long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) telomeric repeat-containing RNA (TERRA) has been associated with telomeric homeostasis, telomerase recruitment, and the process of chromosome healing; nevertheless, the impact of this association has not been investigated during the carcinogenic process. Determining whether changes in TERRA expression are a cause or a consequence of cell transformation is a complex task because studies are usually carried out using either cancerous cells or tumor samples. To determine the role of this lncRNA in cellular aging and chromosome healing, we evaluated telomeric integrity and TERRA expression during the establishment of a clone of untransformed myeloid cells. We found that reduced expression of TERRA disturbed the telomeric homeostasis of certain loci, but the expression of the lncRNA was affected only when the methylation of subtelomeric bivalent chromatin domains was compromised. We conclude that the disruption in TERRA homeostasis is a consequence of cellular transformation and that changes in its expression profile can lead to telomeric and genomic instability.
- Subjects
LINCRNA; TELOMERES; CELL transformation; CELLULAR aging; METHYLATION; CHROMATIN; HOMEOSTASIS; WOUND healing
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, Vol 23, Issue 6, p3271
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms23063271