TERRA and Telomere Maintenance in the Yeast <i>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</i>

Telomeres are structures made of DNA, proteins and RNA found at the ends of eukaryotic linear chromosomes. These dynamic nucleoprotein structures protect chromosomal tips from end-to-end fusions, degradation, activation of damage checkpoints and erroneous DNA repair events. Telomeres were thought to...

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Main Authors: Bechara Zeinoun, Maria Teresa Teixeira, Aurélia Barascu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:Genes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/3/618