Over two thousand plant species have been modified morphologically through cultivation
and human use. Here, we review three aspects of crop domestication that are currently …

Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein complex that catalyses the addition of TTAGGG repeats
onto telomeres, repetitive DNA structures found at the ends of linear chromosomes. The …

Telomerase, telomeric DNA and associated proteins together represent a complex, finely
tuned and functionally conserved mechanism that ensures genome integrity by protecting …

Spaceflight-induced changes in astronaut telomeres have garnered significant attention in
recent years. While plants represent an essential component of future long-duration space …

Telomerase is an essential enzyme that maintains telomeres on eukaryotic chromosomes. In
mammals, telomerase is required for the lifelong proliferative capacity of normal …

To elucidate the molecular nature of evolutionary changes of telomeres in the plant order
Asparagales, we aimed to characterize telomerase RNA subunits (TRs) in these plants. The …

Telomere lengths and telomerase activity were studied during the development of a model
dioecious plant, Melandrium album (syn Silene latifolia). Telomeric DNA consisted of …

Eukaryotic chromosome termini consist of telomeres, short sequence repeats. According to
the telomere hypothesis, DNA replication leads to telomere shortening, resulting in a cellular …

Mammals have high growth rates in embryonic and juvenile phases and no growth in adult
and senescent phases. We analyzed telomerase activity in a fundamentally different animal …

Telomeres are highly repetitive DNA sequences found at the ends of chromosomes that
protect the chromosomes from deterioration duringcell division. Here, using whole-genome …