PMID- 31846834 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210526 LR - 20210607 IS - 1476-5586 (Electronic) IS - 1522-8002 (Print) IS - 1476-5586 (Linking) VI - 22 IP - 2 DP - 2020 Feb TI - Long interspersed element-1 ribonucleoprotein particles protect telomeric ends in alternative lengthening of telomeres dependent cells. PG - 61-75 LID - S1476-5586(19)30296-9 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.neo.2019.11.002 [doi] AB - Malignant cells ensure telomere maintenance by the alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT) in the absence of telomerase activity (TA). The retrotransposons "long interspersed nuclear element-1" (LINE-1, L1) are expressed in malignant cells and are primarily known to contribute to complex karyotypes. Here we demonstrate that LINE-1 ribonucleoprotein particles (L1-RNPs) expression is significantly higher in ALT(+)- versus in TA(+)-human glioma. Analyzing a role of L1-RNP in ALT, we show that L1-RNPs bind to telomeric repeat containing RNA (TERRA), which is critical for telomere stabilization and which is overexpressed in ALT(+) cells. In turn, L1-RNP knockdown (KD) abrogated the nuclear retention of TERRA, resulted in increased telomeric DNA damage, decreased cell growth and reduced expression of ALT characteristics such as c-circles and PML-bodies. L1-RNP KD also decreased the expression of Shelterin- and the ALT-regulating protein Topoisomerase IIIalpha (TopoIIIalpha) indicating a more general role of L1-RNPs in supporting telomeric integrity in ALT. Our findings suggest an impact of L1-RNP on telomere stability in ALT(+) dependent tumor cells. As L1-RNPs are rarely expressed in normal adult human tissue those elements might serve as a novel target for tumor ablative therapy. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Aschacher, Thomas AU - Aschacher T AD - Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Wolf, Brigitte AU - Wolf B AD - Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Aschacher, Olivia AU - Aschacher O AD - Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Enzmann, Florian AU - Enzmann F AD - Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Muellner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria. FAU - Laszlo, Viktoria AU - Laszlo V AD - Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Messner, Barbara AU - Messner B AD - Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Turkcan, Adrian AU - Turkcan A AD - Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Weis, Serge AU - Weis S AD - Division of Neuropathology, Neuromed Campus, Kepler University Hospital, 4020 Linz, Austria. FAU - Spiegl-Kreinecker, Sabine AU - Spiegl-Kreinecker S AD - University Clinic for Neurosurgery, Neuromed Campus, Kepler University Hospital, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria. FAU - Holzmann, Klaus AU - Holzmann K AD - Department of Cancer Research, Borschkegasse 8a, 1090 Vienna, Austria; Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Medical University of Vienna, Austria. FAU - Laufer, Gunther AU - Laufer G AD - Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Ehrlich, Marek AU - Ehrlich M AD - Cardiac Surgery Research Laboratory, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria. FAU - Bergmann, Michael AU - Bergmann M AD - Surgical Research Laboratories, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria; Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Medical University of Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: michael.bergmann@meduniwien.ac.at. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20191214 PL - United States TA - Neoplasia JT - Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) JID - 100886622 RN - 0 (DMRT2 protein, human) RN - 0 (DNA-Binding Proteins) RN - 0 (Ribonucleoproteins) RN - 0 (Transcription Factors) RN - EC 5.6.2.2 (TOP3A protein, human) RN - EC 5.99.1.2 (DNA Topoisomerases, Type I) SB - IM MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - DNA Damage/genetics MH - DNA Topoisomerases, Type I/*genetics MH - DNA-Binding Proteins/*genetics MH - Glioma/*genetics/pathology MH - Humans MH - Long Interspersed Nucleotide Elements/genetics MH - Ribonucleoproteins/genetics MH - Telomere/*genetics MH - Telomere Homeostasis/genetics MH - Transcription Factors/*genetics PMC - PMC6920197 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Alternative lengthening of telomeres OT - DNA damage response OT - LINE-1 OT - TERRA OT - Telomere EDAT- 2019/12/18 06:00 MHDA- 2021/05/27 06:00 PMCR- 2019/12/14 CRDT- 2019/12/18 06:00 PHST- 2019/06/28 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/11/13 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2019/11/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/05/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/12/18 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/12/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S1476-5586(19)30296-9 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.neo.2019.11.002 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Neoplasia. 2020 Feb;22(2):61-75. doi: 10.1016/j.neo.2019.11.002. Epub 2019 Dec 14.