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Telomeres and stress in yeast cells: When genes and environment interact.
Fungal biology - 1 May 2020
Harari Yaniv, Gershon Lihi, Alonso-Perez Elisa, Klein Shir, Berneman Yael, Choudhari Karan, Singh Pragyan, Sau Soumitra, Liefshitz Batia, Kupiec Martin
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Telomeres are structures composed of simple DNA repeats and specific proteins that protect the eukaryotic chromosomal ends from degradation, and facilitate the replication of the genome. They are central to the maintenance of the genome integrity, and play important roles in the development of cancer and in the process of aging in humans. The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has greatly contributed to our...
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