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RAD50 and RAD51 define two pathways that collaborate to maintain telomeres in the absence of telomerase.
Genetics - 1 May 1999
Le S, Moore J K, Haber J E, Greider C W
Abstract excerpt
Telomere length is maintained by the de novo addition of telomere repeats by telomerase, yet recombination can elongate telomeres in the absence of telomerase. When the yeast telomerase RNA component, TLC1, is deleted, telomeres shorten and most cells die. However, gene conversion mediated by the RAD52 pathway allows telomere lengthening in rare survivor cells. To further investigate the role of recombination in...
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