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A triple helix within a pseudoknot is a conserved and essential element of telomerase RNA.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Mar 2007
Shefer Kinneret, Brown Yogev, Gorkovoy Valentin, Nussbaum Tamar, Ulyanov Nikolai B, Tzfati Yehuda
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Telomerase copies a short template within its integral telomerase RNA onto eukaryotic chromosome ends, compensating for incomplete replication and degradation. Telomerase action extends the proliferative potential of cells, and thus it is implicated in cancer and aging. Nontemplate regions of telomerase RNA are also crucial for telomerase function. However, they are highly divergent in sequence among species, and...
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