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Telomere states and cell fates

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  • Elizabeth H. Blackburn

    (University of California San Francisco)

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Telomere length has frequently been used as a means to predict the future life of cells. But by itself it can be a poor indicator of ageing or cell viability. What, then, is the important property of a telomere? Here recent findings are integrated into a new, probabilistic view of the telomere to explain how and when it can signal not only its own fate but also that of a cell.

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  • Elizabeth H. Blackburn, 2000. "Telomere states and cell fates," Nature, Nature, vol. 408(6808), pages 53-56, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:408:y:2000:i:6808:d:10.1038_35040500
    DOI: 10.1038/35040500
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    7. Caroline S. Duchaine & Chantal Brisson & Caroline Diorio & Denis Talbot & Elizabeth Maunsell & Pierre-Hugues Carmichael & Yves Giguère & Mahée Gilbert-Ouimet & Xavier Trudel & Ruth Ndjaboué & Michel V, 2023. "Work-Related Psychosocial Factors and Global Cognitive Function: Are Telomere Length and Low-Grade Inflammation Potential Mediators of This Association?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(6), pages 1-18, March.
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