A telomere (/ˈtɛləmɪər, ˈtiːlə-/; from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) 'end' and μέρος (méros) 'part') is a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences associated...
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The relationship between telomeres and longevity and changing the length of telomeres is one of the new fields of research on increasing human lifespan...
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Telomerase (category Telomere-related proteins)
ribonucleoprotein that adds a species-dependent telomere repeat sequence to the 3' end of telomeres. A telomere is a region of repetitive sequences at each...
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A telomere is a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromosome. Telomere may also refer to: Telomere (insect morphology), a type...
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Telomeres, the caps on the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, play critical roles in cellular aging and cancer. An important facet to how telomeres function...
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Hayflick limit (section Telomere length)
expression of an enzyme called telomerase. This enzyme extends telomeres, preventing the telomeres of cancer cells from shortening and giving them infinite...
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Eternal youth (section Telomeres)
of telomeres is now clearly evident: lengthen the telomeres, lengthen the life. However, a study of the comparative biology of mammalian telomeres indicated...
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Lengthening of Telomeres (also known as "ALT") is a telomerase-independent mechanism by which cancer cells avoid the degradation of telomeres. At each end...
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1984, Blackburn co-discovered telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes the telomere, with Carol W. Greider. For this work, she was awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize...
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Telomere resolvase, also known as protelomerase, is an enzyme found in bacteria which contain linear plasmids. In order to prevent exonuclease degradation...
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