Developmental silencing of the AtTERT gene is associated with increased H3K27me3 loading and maintenance of its euchromatic environment

Telomerase, an enzyme responsible for the maintenance of linear chromosome ends, is precisely regulated during plant development. In animals, involvement of the epigenetic state of the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene in the complex regulation of telomerase activity has been reported. To...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of experimental botany. - 1985. - 63(2012), 11 vom: 01. Juni, Seite 4233-41
1. Verfasser: Ogrocká, Anna (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Sýkorová, Eva, Fajkus, Jirí, Fojtová, Miloslava
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of experimental botany
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Arabidopsis Proteins Euchromatin Histones Telomerase EC 2.7.7.49
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