Werner syndrome protein suppresses the formation of large deletions during the replication of human telomeric sequences

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Werner syndrome (WS) is a disorder characterized by features of premature aging and increased cancer that is caused by loss of the RecQ helicase WRN. Telomeres consisting of duplex TTAGGG repeats in humans protect chromosome ends and sustain cellular proliferation. WRN prevents the loss of telomeres replicated from the G-rich strand, which can form secondary G-quadruplex (G4) structures. Here, we dissected WRN...

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