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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-02-01
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Series: | Genes |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/14/3/618 |