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The shelterin complex and hematopoiesis.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 2 May 2016
Jones Morgan, Bisht Kamlesh, Savage Sharon A, Nandakumar Jayakrishnan, Keegan Catherine E, Maillard Ivan
Abstract excerpt
Mammalian chromosomes terminate in stretches of repetitive telomeric DNA that act as buffers to avoid loss of essential genetic information during end-replication. A multiprotein complex known as shelterin prevents recognition of telomeric sequences as sites of DNA damage. Telomere erosion contributes to human diseases ranging from BM failure to premature aging syndromes and cancer. The role of shelterin telomere...
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