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Importance of TRF1 for functional telomere structure.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 9 Jan 2004
Iwano Tomohiko, Tachibana Makoto, Reth Michael, Shinkai Yoichi
Abstract excerpt
Telomeres are comprised of telomeric DNA sequences and associated binding molecules. Their structure functions to protect the ends of linear chromosomes and ensure chromosomal stability. One of the mammalian telomere-binding factors, TRF1, localizes telomeres by binding to double-stranded telomeric DNA arrays. Because the overexpression of wild-type and dominant-negative TRF1 induces progressive telomere...
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