Long Telomeres Do Not Affect Cellular Fitness in Yeast

ABSTRACT Telomeres, the ends of the eukaryotic chromosomes, help to maintain the genome’s integrity and thus play important roles in aging and cancer. Telomere length is strictly controlled in all organisms. In humans, telomeres shorten with age, and it has been proposed that telomere shortening may...

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Main Authors: Yaniv Harari, Shira Zadok-Laviel, Martin Kupiec
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d34b452013834a8ea81b78a8ff606ac6
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