Human telomeres have different overhang sizes at leading versus lagging strands

Molecular Cell

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 427-435

  Chai, Weihang ^a   Du, Qun ^a,b   Shay, Jerry W ^a   Wright, Woodring E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b Cumbre Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DIPLOIDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TELOMERE;

CELL LINE; DNA REPLICATION; HUMANS; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 31544466516     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2005.12.004     Document Type: Article

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