Maria Blasco - Selected publications#

• González-Suárez, E., Samper, E., Ramírez, A., Flores, J.M, Martín-Caballero, J., Jorcano, J.L., and Blasco, M.A. (2001). Increased epidermal tumours and increased wound healing in transgenic mice overexpressing the catalytic subunit of telomerase, mTERT, in basal keratinocytes. EMBO J. 20, 2619-2630
• Samper, E., Goytisolo, F., Ménissier-de Murcia, J., González-Suárez, E., Cigudosa, J.C., de Murcia, G., and Blasco M.A. (2001). Normal telomere length and chromosomal end-capping in poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase deficient mice and primary cells despite increased chromosomal instability. J.Cell Biol. 154, 49-60
• Samper, E., Flores, J.M., and Blasco, M.A. (2001). Restoration of telomerase activity rescues chromosomal instability and premature aging in Terc-/- mice with short telomeres. EMBO Reports 2, 800-807
• Blasco, M.A. (2002). Telomerase beyond telomeres. Nat Rev Cancer 8, 627-633.
• Leri, A., Franco, S., Zacheo, A., Barlucchi, L., Chimenti, S., Limana, F., Nadal-Ginard, B., Kajstura, J., Anversa, P., Blasco, M.A. (2003) Ablation of telomerase and telomere loss leads to cardiac dilatation and heart failure associated with p53 upregulation. EMBO J 22, 131-139.