TRF2 is a member of the shelterin complex, essential in protecting telomeres from end-to-end fusions; however, increased levels of TRF2 are associated with cancer. Here, the authors show overexpression of TRF2 results in genomic instability through replication fork stalling and chromosome fusions.
- Bernadette Nera
- Hui-Shun Huang
- Lifeng Xu
