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.
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-11-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01329-2 |
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