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  2. Telomere - Wikipedia

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    Human chromosomes (grey) capped by telomeres (white). A telomere (/ ˈ t ɛ l ə m ɪər, ˈ t iː l ə-/; from Ancient Greek τέλος (télos) 'end' and μέρος (méros) 'part') is a region of repetitive nucleotide sequences associated with specialized proteins at the ends of linear chromosomes (see Sequences).

  3. Telomeric repeat–containing RNA - Wikipedia

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    Telomeric repeat–containing RNA (TERRA) is a long non-coding RNA transcribed from telomeres - repetitive nucleotide regions found on the ends of chromosomes that function to protect DNA from deterioration or fusion with neighboring chromosomes. TERRA has been shown to be ubiquitously expressed in almost all cell types containing linear ...

  4. Telomere-binding protein - Wikipedia

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    Both TERF1 and TERF2 bind the telomeric repeat sequences in the duplex region of the genome in vivo. The DNA-binding proteins include TERF1, TERF2, and POT1, which have specific sequences, altering binding affinity or regulatory mechanisms. [5] TIN2, RAP1, TPP1 are adaptor proteins influencing signalling complexes. [6]

  5. Telomeric repeat-binding factor 2 - Wikipedia

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    Telomeric repeat-binding factor 2 is a protein that is present at telomeres throughout the cell cycle. It is also known as TERF2, TRF2, and TRBF2, and is encoded in humans by the TERF2 gene. [ 5 ] It is a component of the shelterin nucleoprotein complex and a second negative regulator of telomere length, playing a key role in the protective ...

  6. Subtelomere - Wikipedia

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    A series of 10 to >100 kb repeats is located in the normal 4q subtelomere, but FSHD patients have only 1–10 repeat units. This deletion is thought to cause disease owing to a position effect that influences the transcription of nearby genes, rather than through the loss of the repeat array itself. [1]

  7. Telomerase - Wikipedia

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    Telomerase, also called terminal transferase, [1] is a ribonucleoprotein that adds a species-dependent telomere repeat sequence to the 3' end of telomeres. A telomere is a region of repetitive sequences at each end of the chromosomes of most eukaryotes.

  8. Telomerase RNA component - Wikipedia

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    This repeat does vary across eukaryotes (see the table on the telomere article for a complete list). The enzyme consists of a protein component with reverse transcriptase activity, and an RNA component, encoded by this gene, that serves as a template for the telomere repeat. CCCUAA found near position 50 of the vertebrate TERC sequence acts as ...

  9. TERRA (biology) - Wikipedia

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    TERRA in biology is an abbreviation for "TElomeric Repeat-containing RNA". [1] TERRA is RNA that is transcribed from telomeres — the repeating 6-nucleotide sequences that cap the ends of chromosomes. TERRA functions with shelterin to inhibit telomere lengthening by enzyme telomerase. [1]