Telomeres

• Author(s): Titia De Lange, Vicki Lundblad, Elizabeth Helen Blackburn,
• Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
• Pages: 576
• ISBN_10: 0879697342
  ISBN_13: 9780879697341
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / Biochemistry , Medical / Oncology / General , Medical / Genetics , Science / Life Sciences / Biochemistry , Science / Life Sciences / Cell Biology , Science / Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics , Science / Life Sciences / Molecular Biology , Science / Life Sciences / General ,

Description:... An up-to-date survey of the current exciting state of telomere biology. Telomeres – specialized structures found at the ends of chromosomes – are essential for maintaining the integrity of chromosomes and their faithful duplication during cell division. Chapters in this volume cover telomere structure and function in a range of organisms, focusing on how they are maintained, their roles in cell division and gene expression, and how deficiencies in these structures contribute to cancers and other diseases and even aging.