Shedding Light on the Interaction Between Rif1 and Telomeres in Ovarian Cancer.

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Department of Gynecology including Center of oncological surgery (CVK) and Department of Gynaecology (CBF), European Competence Center for Ovarian Cancer, Charite, Berlin, Germany.

Published: April 2024


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Ovarian cancer, more precisely high-grade serous ovarian cancer, is one of the most lethal age-independent gynecologic malignancies in women worldwide, regardless of age. There is mounting evidence that there is a link between telomeres and the RIF1 protein and the proliferation of cancer cells. Telomeres are hexameric (TTAGGG) tandem repeats at the tip of chromosomes that shorten as somatic cells divide, limiting cell proliferation and serving as an important barrier in preventing cancer. RIF1 (Replication Time Regulation Factor 1) plays, among other factors, an important role in the regulation of telomere length. Interestingly, RIF1 appears to influence the DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair pathway. However, detailed knowledge regarding the interplay between RIF1 and telomeres and their degree of engagement in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is still elusive, despite the fact that such knowledge could be of relevance in clinical practice to find novel biomarkers. In this review, we provide an update of recent literature to elucidate the relation between telomere biology and the RIF1 protein during the development of ovarian cancer in women.

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