RAP1: Protector of Telomeres, Defender against Obesity

Telomere dysfunction has previously been linked to metabolic disorders. In this issue of Cell Reports, Martínez et al. (2013) and Yeung et al. (2013) now extend this link, demonstrating that deletion of the telomere binding protein RAP1 leads to obesity and insulin resistance.

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Main Authors: MyLinh T. Duong, Ergün Sahin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-06-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124713002891
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spelling doaj-28a9d55a4ba242dc87c1a4f64cbc39512020-11-24T21:47:22ZengElsevierCell Reports2211-12472013-06-01361757175810.1016/j.celrep.2013.06.011RAP1: Protector of Telomeres, Defender against ObesityMyLinh T. Duong0Ergün Sahin1Huffington Center on Aging and Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USAHuffington Center on Aging and Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA Telomere dysfunction has previously been linked to metabolic disorders. In this issue of Cell Reports, Martínez et al. (2013) and Yeung et al. (2013) now extend this link, demonstrating that deletion of the telomere binding protein RAP1 leads to obesity and insulin resistance. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124713002891
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title RAP1: Protector of Telomeres, Defender against Obesity
title_short RAP1: Protector of Telomeres, Defender against Obesity
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description Telomere dysfunction has previously been linked to metabolic disorders. In this issue of Cell Reports, Martínez et al. (2013) and Yeung et al. (2013) now extend this link, demonstrating that deletion of the telomere binding protein RAP1 leads to obesity and insulin resistance.
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