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Multiple yeast genes, including Paf1 complex genes, affect telomere length via telomerase RNA abundance.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jun 2008
Mozdy Amy D, Podell Elaine R, Cech Thomas R
Abstract excerpt
Twofold reductions in telomerase RNA levels cause telomere shortening in both humans and the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. To test whether multiple genes that affect telomere length act by modulating telomerase RNA abundance, we used real-time reverse transcription-PCR to screen S. cerevisiae deletion strains reported to maintain shorter or longer telomeres to determine the levels of their telomerase RNA (TLC1)...
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