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Targeted Deletion Reveals an Essential Function for the Telomere Length Regulator Trf1
27 Aug 2003
Abstract excerpt
The human telomeric DNA binding factor TRF1 (hTRF1) and its interacting proteins TIN2, tankyrase 1 and 2, and PINX1 have been implicated in the regulation of telomerase-dependent telomere length maintenance. Here we show that targeted deletion of exon 1 of the mouse gene encoding Trf1 causes early (day 5 to 6 postcoitus) embryonic lethality. The absence of telomerase did not alter the Terf1(ex1Delta/ex1Delta)...
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