Telomeres and telomerase: Their mechanisms of action and the effects of altering their functions

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The molecular features of telomeres and telomerase are conserved among most eukaryotes. How telomerase and telomeres function and how they interact to promote the chromosome-stabilizing properties of telomeres are discussed here. © 2004 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Blackburn, E. H. (2005). Telomeres and telomerase: Their mechanisms of action and the effects of altering their functions. In FEBS Letters (Vol. 579, pp. 859–862). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2004.11.036

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