Revisão Revisado por pares

Telomeres

1991; Elsevier BV; Volume: 16; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0968-0004(91)90155-o

ISSN

1362-4326

Autores

Elizabeth H. Blackbum,

Tópico(s)

Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Resumo

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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