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Incorporation of Y'-Ty1 cDNA destabilizes telomeres in Saccharomyces cerevisiae telomerase-negative mutants.
Genetics - 1 Aug 2008
Maxwell Patrick H, Curcio M Joan
Abstract excerpt
Ty1 retrotransposons in Saccharomyces cerevisiae are activated by telomere erosion. Ty1-dependent reverse transcription of mRNA from subtelomeric Y' repeats generates chimeric Y'-Ty1 cDNA. Here, we show that Y'-Ty1 cDNA is incorporated at eroding telomeres in the absence of telomerase. Telomeric incorporation of Y'-Ty1 cDNA promotes genome rearrangements.
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