- RAP1. In many species, the
sequence repeats are
enriched in guanine, e.g.
TTAGGG in vertebrates,
which allows the
formation of G-quadruplexes, a special...
-
refers to
TTAGGG repeat binding factor-1 (TERF1) and
TTAGGG repeat binding factor-2 (TERF2).
Telomere sequences in
humans are
composed of
TTAGGG sequences...
- be functional. For example,
telomeres are
composed of the
tandem repeat TTAGGG in mammals, and they play an
important role in
protecting the ends of the...
-
other vertebrates,
telomeric DNA
consists of
repeating double-stranded 5'-
TTAGGG-3' (G-strand)
sequences (2-15
kilobases in humans)
along with the 3'-AATCCC-5' (C-strand)...
- chromosomes) end with a
microsatellite hexanucleotide repeat of the
sequence (
TTAGGG)n.[citation needed]
Tandem repeats of
longer sequences (arrays of repeated...
- specific, TERT is
responsible for
catalyzing the
addition of
nucleotides in a
TTAGGG sequence to the ends of a chromosome's telomeres. This
addition of repetitive...
- chromosomes. The
human telomere sequence itself is a
tandem repeat:
TTAGGG TTAGGG TTAGGG ...
Minisatellites have been implicated[citation needed] as regulators...
- of single-stranded DNA
containing several thousand repeats of a
simple TTAGGG sequence.
These guanine-rich
sequences may
stabilize chromosome ends by...
- (18S–28S and 5S)
colocalization and
linkage between ribosomal genes and (
TTAGGG)(n)
telomeric sequence in the earthworm,
Octodrilus complanatus (Annelida:...
- end-to-end
chromosomal fusion. Most
vertebrate telomeric DNA
consists of long (
TTAGGG)n
repeats of
variable length,
often around 3-20kb.
Subtelomeres are segments...
