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Julia P Cooper

TitleProfessor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-BioChem&Molecular Genetics

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    R01GM145820     (COOPER, JULIA PROMISEL)May 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2026
    NIH
    Defining the mechanisms and consequences of noncanonical telomere functions
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Nageshan RK, Krogan N, Cooper JP. Parallel genetic screens identify nuclear envelope homeostasis as a key determinant of telomere entanglement resolution in fission yeast. G3 (Bethesda). 2024 Jul 08; 14(7). PMID: 38657142.
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    2. Nageshan RK, Ortega R, Krogan N, Cooper JP. Fate of telomere entanglements is dictated by the timing of anaphase midregion nuclear envelope breakdown. Nat Commun. 2024 Jun 03; 15(1):4707. PMID: 38830842.
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    3. Apte MS, Masuda H, Wheeler DL, Cooper JP. RNAi and Ino80 complex control rate limiting translocation step that moves rDNA to eroding telomeres. Nucleic Acids Res. 2021 08 20; 49(14):8161-8176. PMID: 34244792.
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    4. Hou H, Kyriacou E, Thadani R, Klutstein M, Chapman JH, Cooper JP. Centromeres are dismantled by foundational meiotic proteins Spo11 and Rec8. Nature. 2021 03; 591(7851):671-676. PMID: 33658710.
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    5. Greenwood J, Patel H, Cech TR, Cooper JP. Fission yeast telosomes: non-canonical histone-containing chromatin structures dependent on shelterin and RNA. Nucleic Acids Res. 2018 09 28; 46(17):8865-8875. PMID: 29992245.
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    6. Ebrahimi H, Masuda H, Jain D, Cooper JP. Distinct 'safe zones' at the nuclear envelope ensure robust replication of heterochromatic chromosome regions. Elife. 2018 05 03; 7. PMID: 29722648.
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    7. Begnis M, Apte MS, Masuda H, Jain D, Wheeler DL, Cooper JP. RNAi drives nonreciprocal translocations at eroding chromosome ends to establish telomere-free linear chromosomes. Genes Dev. 2018 04 01; 32(7-8):537-554. PMID: 29654060.
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    8. Cooper JP, Ginhoux F, Jessberger S, Overholtzer M. Life Science Alliance, from the Academic Editors. Life Sci Alliance. 2018 Jan; 1(1):e201800044. PMID: 30506045.
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    9. Hou H, Cooper JP. Stretching, scrambling, piercing and entangling: Challenges for telomeres in mitotic and meiotic chromosome segregation. Differentiation. 2018 Mar - Apr; 100:12-20. PMID: 29413748.
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    10. Fernández-Álvarez A, Cooper JP. The functionally elusive RabI chromosome configuration directly regulates nuclear membrane remodeling at mitotic onset. Cell Cycle. 2017 Aug 03; 16(15):1392-1396. PMID: 28678660.
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    11. Fernández-Álvarez A, Cooper JP. Chromosomes Orchestrate Their Own Liberation: Nuclear Envelope Disassembly. Trends Cell Biol. 2017 04; 27(4):255-265. PMID: 28024902.
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    12. Apte MS, Cooper JP. Life and cancer without telomerase: ALT and other strategies for making sure ends (don't) meet. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol. 2017 Feb; 52(1):57-73. PMID: 27892716.
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    13. Fern?ndez-?lvarez A, Bez C, O'Toole ET, Morphew M, Cooper JP. Mitotic Nuclear Envelope Breakdown and Spindle Nucleation Are Controlled by Interphase Contacts between Centromeres and the Nuclear Envelope. Dev Cell. 2016 12 05; 39(5):544-559. PMID: 27889481.
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    14. Zaaijer S, Shaikh N, Nageshan RK, Cooper JP. Rif1 Regulates the Fate of DNA Entanglements during Mitosis. Cell Rep. 2016 06 28; 16(1):148-160. PMID: 27320927.
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    15. Ebrahimi H, Cooper JP. Finding a place in the SUN: telomere maintenance in a diverse nuclear landscape. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2016 06; 40:145-152. PMID: 27064212.
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    16. Klutstein M, Fennell A, Fernández-Álvarez A, Cooper JP. The telomere bouquet regulates meiotic centromere assembly. Nat Cell Biol. 2015 Apr; 17(4):458-69. PMID: 25774833.
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    17. Fennell A, Fernández-Álvarez A, Tomita K, Cooper JP. Telomeres and centromeres have interchangeable roles in promoting meiotic spindle formation. J Cell Biol. 2015 Feb 16; 208(4):415-28. PMID: 25688135.
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    18. Klutstein M, Cooper JP. The Chromosomal Courtship Dance-homolog pairing in early meiosis. Curr Opin Cell Biol. 2014 Feb; 26:123-31. PMID: 24529254.
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    19. Valente LP, Dehé PM, Klutstein M, Aligianni S, Watt S, Bähler J, Cooper JP. Myb-domain protein Teb1 controls histone levels and centromere assembly in fission yeast. EMBO J. 2013 Feb 06; 32(3):450-60. PMID: 23314747.
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    20. Tomita K, Bez C, Fennell A, Cooper JP. A single internal telomere tract ensures meiotic spindle formation. EMBO Rep. 2013 Mar 01; 14(3):252-60. PMID: 23295325.
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    21. Ebrahimi H, Cooper JP. Closed mitosis: A timely move before separation. Curr Biol. 2012 Oct 23; 22(20):R880-2. PMID: 23098598.
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    22. Dehé PM, Rog O, Ferreira MG, Greenwood J, Cooper JP. Taz1 enforces cell-cycle regulation of telomere synthesis. Mol Cell. 2012 Jun 29; 46(6):797-808. PMID: 22633956.
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    23. Greenwood J, Cooper JP. Non-coding telomeric and subtelomeric transcripts are differentially regulated by telomeric and heterochromatin assembly factors in fission yeast. Nucleic Acids Res. 2012 Apr; 40(7):2956-63. PMID: 22139922.
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    24. Jain D, Hebden AK, Nakamura TM, Miller KM, Cooper JP. HAATI survivors replace canonical telomeres with blocks of generic heterochromatin. Nature. 2010 Sep 09; 467(7312):223-7. PMID: 20829796.
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    25. Dehé PM, Cooper JP. Fission yeast telomeres forecast the end of the crisis. FEBS Lett. 2010 Sep 10; 584(17):3725-33. PMID: 20682311.
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    26. Pitt CW, Cooper JP. Pot1 inactivation leads to rampant telomere resection and loss in one cell cycle. Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Nov; 38(20):6968-75. PMID: 20601686.
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    27. Jain D, Cooper JP. Telomeric strategies: means to an end. Annu Rev Genet. 2010; 44:243-69. PMID: 21047259.
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    28. Greenwood J, Cooper JP. Trapping Rap1 at the telomere to prevent chromosome end fusions. EMBO J. 2009 Nov 04; 28(21):3277-8. PMID: 19888289.
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    29. Germe T, Miller K, Cooper JP. A non-canonical function of topoisomerase II in disentangling dysfunctional telomeres. EMBO J. 2009 Sep 16; 28(18):2803-11. PMID: 19680223.
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    30. Rog O, Miller KM, Ferreira MG, Cooper JP. Sumoylation of RecQ helicase controls the fate of dysfunctional telomeres. Mol Cell. 2009 Mar 13; 33(5):559-69. PMID: 19285940.
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    31. Tomita K, Cooper JP. Fission yeast Ccq1 is telomerase recruiter and local checkpoint controller. Genes Dev. 2008 Dec 15; 22(24):3461-74. PMID: 19141478.
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    32. Rog O, Cooper JP. Telomeres in drag: Dressing as DNA damage to engage telomerase. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2008 Apr; 18(2):212-20. PMID: 18407488.
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    33. Tomita K, Cooper JP. The telomere bouquet controls the meiotic spindle. Cell. 2007 Jul 13; 130(1):113-26. PMID: 17632059.
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    34. Karlseder J, Cooper JP. Of wombats and whales: telomere tales in Madrid. Conference on telomeres and telomerase. EMBO Rep. 2007 Jun; 8(6):542-6. PMID: 17510654.
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    35. Tomita K, Cooper JP. The meiotic chromosomal bouquet: SUN collects flowers. Cell. 2006 Apr 07; 125(1):19-21. PMID: 16615884.
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    36. Miller KM, Rog O, Cooper JP. Semi-conservative DNA replication through telomeres requires Taz1. Nature. 2006 Apr 06; 440(7085):824-8. PMID: 16598261.
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    37. Miller KM, Ferreira MG, Cooper JP. Taz1, Rap1 and Rif1 act both interdependently and independently to maintain telomeres. EMBO J. 2005 Sep 07; 24(17):3128-35. PMID: 16096639.
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    38. Ferreira MG, Cooper JP. Two modes of DNA double-strand break repair are reciprocally regulated through the fission yeast cell cycle. Genes Dev. 2004 Sep 15; 18(18):2249-54. PMID: 15371339.
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    39. Tuzon CT, Borgstrom B, Weilguny D, Egel R, Cooper JP, Nielsen O. The fission yeast heterochromatin protein Rik1 is required for telomere clustering during meiosis. J Cell Biol. 2004 Jun 21; 165(6):759-65. PMID: 15197176.
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    40. Ferreira MG, Miller KM, Cooper JP. Indecent exposure: when telomeres become uncapped. Mol Cell. 2004 Jan 16; 13(1):7-18. PMID: 14731390.
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    41. Beernink HT, Miller K, Deshpande A, Bucher P, Cooper JP. Telomere maintenance in fission yeast requires an Est1 ortholog. Curr Biol. 2003 Apr 01; 13(7):575-80. PMID: 12676088.
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    42. Miller KM, Cooper JP. The telomere protein Taz1 is required to prevent and repair genomic DNA breaks. Mol Cell. 2003 Feb; 11(2):303-13. PMID: 12620220.
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