Telomeres (IMAGE)

Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Telomeres

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Proper processing of the RNA component of telomerase, the enzyme that maintains the ends of chromosomes (shown in red), is essential for the formation of active telomerase complexes.

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Courtesy of Dr. Peter Baumann, Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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