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Loss of function of the tumor suppressor DKC1 perturbs p27 translation control and contributes to pituitary tumorigenesis.
Cancer research - 15 Jul 2010
Bellodi Cristian, Krasnykh Olya, Haynes Nikesha, Theodoropoulou Marily, Peng Guang, Montanaro Lorenzo, Ruggero Davide
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in DKC1, encoding for dyskerin, a pseudouridine synthase that modifies rRNA and regulates telomerase activity, are associated with ribosomal dysfunction and increased cancer susceptibility in the human syndrome, X-linked dyskeratosis congenita (X-DC). In a mouse model for X-DC, impairments in DKC1 function affected the translation of specific mRNAs harboring internal ribosomal entry site (IRES)...
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