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Telomerase, the recombination machinery and Rap1 play redundant roles in yeast telomere protection.
Current genetics - 1 Feb 2021
Kabaha Majdi M, Tzfati Yehuda
Abstract excerpt
Telomeres are specialized nucleoprotein complexes that protect the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes and distinguish them from broken DNA ends. Disruption of telomere protection may cause aging-associated pathologies and cancer. Here, we examined what makes telomere protection durable and resistant to perturbations using a budding yeast model organism. The protein Rap1 binds the telomeric repeats, negatively...
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