Telomere structure, function and maintenance in Arabidopsis. uri icon

abstract

  • The stability of eukaryotic genomes is provided in part by the integrity of telomeres, the nucleoprotein caps on the ends of chromosome. Recent studies reveal that proper telomere architecture is required for long-term proliferation capacity. Here we describe molecular mechanisms that protect and maintain chromosome ends and discuss why Arabidopsis is emerging as a powerful new model for elucidating fundamental aspects of telomere biology.

published proceedings

  • Chromosome Res

author list (cited authors)

  • Riha, K., & Shippen, D. E.

citation count

  • 44

complete list of authors

  • Riha, Karel||Shippen, Dorothy E

publication date

  • March 2003