Telomeres and Telomerase: Their Mechanisms of Action and the Effects of Altering Their Functions

Overview

Journal FEBS Lett

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2005 Feb 1

PMID 15680963

Citations 341

Authors

Elizabeth H Blackburn

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Abstract

The molecular features of telomeres and telomerase are conserved among most eukaryotes. How telomerase and telomeres function and how they interact to promote the chromosome-stabilizing properties of telomeres are discussed here.

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