Telomere Structure, Function, and Maintenance in Plants

Mi Kyung Kim; Woo Taek Kim

doi:10.1007/s12374-018-0082-y

Telomere Structure, Function, and Maintenance in Plants

Mi Kyung Kim, Woo Taek Kim

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Abstract

Telomeres in eukaryotes comprise specific repetitive DNA sequences and binding proteins. Since their absence results in chromosomal end fusions and gene deletions, they are considered critical for genomic stability. In plants, as in yeasts and mammals, telomeres are essential for normal development and differentiation. Despite recent discoveries concerning plant telomeres, many questions remain about the mechanism of telomere homeostasis in plants. In this review, we summarize the roles of telomeres and telomerasebinding proteins in plant biology and explain how the length of a plant telomere is regulated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-136
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Plant Biology
Volume	61
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12374-018-0082-y
Publication status	Published - 2018 Jun 1

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This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF-2015R1C1A1A02037631 to K.M.K.).

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© 2018, Korean Society of Plant Biologists and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

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