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Mechanisms of telomere loss and their consequences for chromosome instability
The ends of chromosomes in mammals, called telomeres, are composed of a 6-bp repeat sequence, TTAGGG, which is added on by the enzyme telomerase. In combination with a protein complex called shelterin, these telomeric repeat sequences form a cap that protects the ends of chromosomes. Due to insuffic...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Research Foundation
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3463808/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23061048 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2012.00135 |