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Human POT1 protects the telomeric ds-ss DNA junction by capping the 5' end of the chromosome.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 18 Aug 2023
Tesmer Valerie M, Brenner Kirsten A, Nandakumar Jayakrishnan
Abstract excerpt
Protection of telomeres 1 (POT1) is the 3' single-stranded overhang-binding telomeric protein that prevents an ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) DNA damage response (DDR) at chromosome ends. What precludes the DDR machinery from accessing the telomeric double-stranded-single-stranded junction is unknown. We demonstrate that human POT1 binds this junction by recognizing the phosphorylated 5' end of the...
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