Telomere repeat binding proteins are functional components of Arabidopsis telomeres and interact with telomerase

Plant Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 770-781

  Schrumpfová, Petra Procházková ^a   Vychodilová, Ivona ^a   Dvořáčková, Martina ^a,b   Majerská, Jana ^a,c   Dokládal, Ladislav ^a,b   Schořová, Šárka ^a   Fajkus, Jiří ^a,b  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; plant shelterin; telomerase; telomere; telomere protein interaction; telomere repeat binding (TRB)

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; PLANT SHELTERIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; TELOMERASE; TELOMERES;

CHROMOSOMES; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MAMMALS;

PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; MAMMALIA;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; TELOMERE;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE; TELOMERE-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 84896724421     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12428     Document Type: Article

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