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Telomeric transcripts stimulate telomere recombination to suppress senescence in cells lacking telomerase.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 4 Mar 2014
Yu Tai-Yuan, Kao Yu-wen, Lin Jing-Jer
Abstract excerpt
In human somatic cells or yeast cells lacking telomerase, telomeres are shortened upon each cell division. This gradual shortening of telomeres eventually leads to senescence. However, a small population of telomerase-deficient cells can survive by bypassing senescence through the activation of alternative recombination pathways to maintain their telomeres. Although genes involved in telomere recombination have...
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