Telomeres - what's new at the end ?

被引:18
作者
Henderson, Eric R. [1 ]
Larson, Drena D. [1 ]
机构
[1] Iowa State Univ, Dept Zool & Genet, Ames, IA 50011 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院; 美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/S0959-437X(05)80205-9
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Telomeres are specialized chromatin domains located at the ends of chromosomes. They are involved in chromosome replication, stability and localization in the nucleus. In addition to these functions, recent work suggests that telomeres are involved in such superficially diverse cellular phenomena as ageing, cancer, nuclear architecture and nuclear/cellular division.
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