Esc1 Anchoring Loss Drives Telomere Hyperclustering in Quiescent Cells
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Discovery of the day · Cell Biology
Esc1-mediated anchoring regulates telomere clustering in response to metabolic changes
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Biology · Cell Biology · Chromatin Architecture
Discovery of the day
This study identifies two redundant pathways controlling telomere anchoring to the nuclear envelope in budding yeast, revealing that telomere clustering is regulated by growth conditions. The authors demonstrate that PKA activity mediates rapid release upon glucose depletion, while dephosphorylation of a single residue on the nuclear envelope-associated protein Esc1 progressively releases telomeres during quiescence entry. This work provides a mechanistic framework for how metabolic cues and the aging-associated quiescent state converge to reorganize nuclear architecture, offering a model relevant to cellular aging and the lifelong maintenance of genomic stability.
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