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Hematopoietic stem cells are acutely sensitive to Acd shelterin gene inactivation.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Jan 2014
Jones Morgan, Osawa Gail, Regal Joshua A, Weinberg Daniel N, Taggart James, Kocak Hande, Friedman Ann, Ferguson David O, Keegan Catherine E, Maillard Ivan
Abstract excerpt
The shelterin complex plays dual functions in telomere homeostasis by recruiting telomerase and preventing the activation of a DNA damage response at telomeric ends. Somatic stem cells require telomerase activity, as evidenced by progressive stem cell loss leading to bone marrow failure in heredi...
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