Modulation of telomere protection by the PI3K/AKT pathway

Regulation of telomeres and the insulin/PI3K pathway both have roles in aging and cancer development but have not been functionally linked. Here the authors demonstrate that PI3K, via downstream targets, regulates TRF1 via phosphorylation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marinela Méndez-Pertuz, Paula Martínez, Carmen Blanco-Aparicio, Elena Gómez-Casero, Ana Belen García, Jorge Martínez-Torrecuadrada, Marta Palafox, Javier Cortés, Violeta Serra, Joaquin Pastor, Maria A. Blasco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01329-2