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Replication and protection of telomeres
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During the evolution of linear genomes, it became essential to protect the natural chromosome ends to prevent triggering of the DNA-damage repair machinery and enzymatic attack. Telomeres - tightly regulated complexes consisting of repetitive G-rich DNA and specialized proteins - accomplish this task. Telomeres not only conceal linear chromosome ends from detection and inappropriate repair but also provide a buffer to counteract replication-associated shortening. Lessons from many model organisms have taught us about the complications of maintaining these specialized structures. Here, we discuss how telomeres interact and cooperate with the DNA replication and DNA-damage repair machineries.
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“Telomeres that can no longer exert end-protective functions are said to be dysfunctional, and these telomeres could arise either from progressive telomere attrition, or when components of the shelterin complex are perturbed, resulting in inappropriate chromosomal end-to-end fusions through the non-homologous end joining (NHEJ) or homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair pathways 17.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Verdun, R. E., & Karlseder, J.
- Affiliations
- Salk Institute for Biological Studies (US)
- ORCID
- Karlseder, Jan
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 2007-06-20
- Volume
- 447
- Issue
- 7147
- Pages
- 924-931
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- OpenAlex
- W2086095857
- Cited by
- 463
- References
- 102
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- FWCI
- 4.84
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nature (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- National Institutes of Health
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA Repair Mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry
- Keywords
- telomeres, telomere replication, telomere protection, DNA repair, chromosome ends, DNA replication, telomere shortening, telomere proteins
- MeSH terms
- Animals, DNA Damage, DNA Repair, DNA Replication, Humans, Neoplasms, Telomere, Cellular Senescence
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