Microcephalin 1/BRIT1-TRF2 interaction promotes telomere replication and repair, linking telomere dysfunction to primary microcephaly

Primary microcephaly is a clinical feature of several human telomere disorder syndromes. Here the authors reveal a role of Microcephalin 1 in promoting telomere replication and repair.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alessandro Cicconi, Rekha Rai, Xuexue Xiong, Cayla Broton, Amer Al-Hiyasat, Chunyi Hu, Siying Dong, Wenqi Sun, Jennifer Garbarino, Ranjit S. Bindra, Carl Schildkraut, Yong Chen, Sandy Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19674-0