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Telomeres in evolution and evolution of telomeres

Chromosome Research, 2005
This paper examines telomeres from an evolutionary perspective. In the monocot plant order Asparagales two evolutionary switch-points in telomere sequence are known. The first occurred when the Arabidopsis-type telomere was replaced by a telomere based on a repeat motif more typical of vertebrates. The replacement is associated with telomerase activity,
Jirí, Fajkus   +2 more
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Telomere telomere recombination provides an express pathway for telomere acquisition

Nature, 1990
DNA termini from Tetrahymena and Oxytricha, which bear C4A2 and C4A4 repeats respectively, can support telomere formation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae by serving as substrates for the addition of yeast telomeric C1-3A repeats. Previously, we showed that linear plasmids with 108 base pairs of C4A4 DNA (YLp108CA) efficiently acquired telomeres, whereas ...
S S, Wang, V A, Zakian
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Telomeric and extra-telomeric roles for telomerase and the telomere-binding proteins

Nature Reviews Cancer, 2011
Mammalian telomeres are formed by tandem repeats of the TTAGGG sequence, which are progressively lost with each round of cell division. Telomere protection requires a minimal length of TTAGGG repeats to allow the binding of shelterin, which prevents the activation of a DNA damage response (DDR) at chromosome ends.
Paula Mart�nez, Mar�a A. Blasco
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Telomere uncapping and alternative lengthening of telomeres

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 2008
A substantial number of human tumors utilize a telomerase-independent telomere length maintenance mechanism referred to as alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT). Although it is known that ALT is a telomere-specific, loss of function phenotype, which involves lengthening of telomeres by homologous recombination-mediated replication of telomeric DNA,
Anthony J, Cesare, Roger R, Reddel
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Telomeres

Experimental Gerontology, 2006
The role that telomere biology may play in the human ageing process is of a significant interest to many laboratories around the world. In this, the first of a series of yearly reviews on telomeres and ageing, I review a small selection of papers published between July 2005 and June 2006 that maybe of direct relevance to the gerontology research ...
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Cats – telomere to telomere and nose to tail

Trends in Genetics, 2021
Feline genomic medicine can decode human variants of uncertain significance (VUSs). Telomere-to-telomere genome assemblies are feasible for all felid species, supporting genetic evolution and speciation studies. Their highly conserved genomic organization compared to humans suggests cats may also decipher the intergenic variation affecting the 3D ...
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Telomeres

Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 1986
Telomeres are specialized structures at the ends of eukaryotic linear chromosomes, consisting of protein-bound tandemly repeated simple DNA sequences. Telomeric DNA is unique in that it is copied from an RNA template that forms part of the enzyme, telomerase. This review discusses the synthesis and maintenance of these unusual structures.
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Centromeres and telomeres

Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 1992
Centromeres and telomeres are both composed of specific DNA sequences and unique chromosomal proteins. Isolation and characterization of some of these sequences and proteins has greatly increased our knowledge of centromere and telomere structure. This information is allowing us to determine how centromeres and telomeres perform their various roles in ...
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Telomere biology in neuroblastoma: telomere binding proteins and alternative strengthening of telomeres

Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2009
Neuroblastoma (NBL) shows remarkable biologic heterogeneity, resulting in favorable or unfavorable prognoses. Previously, we reported that most unfavorable NBLs express high telomerase activity to maintain telomere length. Recently, telomere binding proteins (TBPs) and alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALTs) have been identified as key factors of ...
Yoshiyuki, Onitake   +5 more
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