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Long-lived termite kings and queens activate telomerase in somatic organs

21 Apr 2021

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Kings and queens of termites, like queens of other advanced eusocial insects, are endowed with admirable longevity, which dramatically exceeds the life expectancies of their non-reproducing nest-mates and related solitary insects. In the quest to find the mechanisms underlying the longevity of termite reproductives, we focused on somatic maintenance mediated by telomerase. This ribonucleoprotein is well...

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PMID: 33878922
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.0511

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