Telomere length regulation: Coupling DNA end processing to feedback regulation of telomerase

EMBO Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2309-2322

  Shore, David ^a   Bianchi, Alessandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA damage response; Genome stability; Length regulation; Telomerase; Telomere

Indexed keywords

DNA; TELOMERASE;

CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TELOMERE; YEAST;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 69249229528     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.195     Document Type: Review

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