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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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Autores principales: Muraki, Keiko, Nyhan, Kristine, Han, Limei, Murnane, John P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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