2008
STN1 protects chromosome ends in Arabidopsis thaliana
Song X, Leehy K, Warrington R, Lamb J, Surovtseva Y, Shippen D. STN1 protects chromosome ends in Arabidopsis thaliana. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 19815-19820. PMID: 19064932, PMCID: PMC2604966, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0807867105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosome end protectionEnd chromosome fusionsOligonucleotide/oligosaccharideSignificant sequence similarityDNA repair machineryDouble-strand breaksDistinct subcomplexesMulticellular eukaryotesTelomere capChromosome fusionsArabidopsis thalianaTelomere proteinsChromosome endsSubtelomeric DNASchizosaccharomyces pombeShelterin componentsTelomere integrityVertebrate telomeresRepair machinerySequence similarityNucleolytic attackTelomere recombinationEnd protectionDevelopmental defectsStn1
2007
Arabidopsis POT1 associates with the telomerase RNP and is required for telomere maintenance
Surovtseva Y, Shakirov E, Vespa L, Osbun N, Song X, Shippen D. Arabidopsis POT1 associates with the telomerase RNP and is required for telomere maintenance. The EMBO Journal 2007, 26: 3653-3661. PMID: 17627276, PMCID: PMC1949013, DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601792.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTelomere length regulationLength regulationChromosome end protectionSingle-copy geneNovel accessory factorTelomerase RNPTelomere proteinsTelomere maintenanceSequence similarityTelomeric DNAAccessory factorsEnd protectionTelomerase enzymeGenetic analysisSame pathwayUnsynchronized cellsS phaseRapid evolutionTelomerase activityTelomeraseTelomeresGenesProteinRegulationPOT1