Telomeric RNA-DNA hybrids affect telomere-length dynamics and senescence

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1199-1206

  Balk, Bettina ^a   Maicher, André ^a   Dees, Martina ^a   Klermund, Julia ^a   Luke Glaser, Sarah ^a   Bender, Katharina ^a   Luke, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE H; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; TELOMERASE;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL AGING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; DNA RNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME INACTIVATION; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENESCENCE; TELOMERE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS; TELOMERE SHORTENING; WILD TYPE;

AGING; DNA, FUNGAL; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RIBONUCLEASE H; RNA, FUNGAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 84885429957     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2662     Document Type: Article

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