Selective Binding of Distamycin A Derivative to G-Quadruplex Structure [d(TGGGGT)]4 by Bruno Pagano, Iolanda Fotticchia, Stefano De Tito, Carlo A. Mattia, Luciano Mayol, Ettore Novellino, Antonio Randazzo, Concetta Giancola

“…Quadruplex-prone sequences are found in many regions of human genome and in the telomeres of all eukaryotic organisms. Since small molecules that target G-quadruplexes have been found to be effective telomerase inhibitors, the identification of new specific ligands for G-quadruplexes is emerging as a promising approach to develop new anticancer drugs. …”
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Bi-targeting of thioredoxin 1 and telomerase by thiotert promotes cell death of myelodysplastic syndromes and lymphoma by Qiangan Jing, Yunyi Wu, Yanchun Li, Chaoting Zhou, Junyu Zhang, Jun Xia, Keyi Li, Yuhuan Shen, Hongfeng Yao, Xiangmin Tong, Jing Du, Lushan Yu, Ying Wang

“…Mechanistically, our present study revealed that thiotert treatment effectively inhibited the function of the TRX1/TRXR1 system and telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT), rendering oxidative damage and impairment of telomeres. Meanwhile, pharmacological administration of glutathione (GSH), N-acetylcysteine (NAC), and mitoquinone (MitoQ), or genetic overexpression of TRX1 or TERT in MDS and cells could dampen the toxicity caused by thiotert. …”
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Yeast silent mating type loci form heterochromatic clusters through silencer protein-dependent long-range interactions. by Adriana Miele, Kerstin Bystricky, Job Dekker

“…In Saccharomyces cerevisiae heterochromatic loci, including telomeres and silent mating type loci, form clusters at the nuclear periphery. …”
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Usefulness of Immunological Detection of the Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase by Annalisa Volpi, Sara Bravaccini, Laura Medri, Serenella Cerasoli, Michele Gaudio, Dino Amadori

“…The frequently used Telomeric Repeat Amplification Protocol assay suffers from some drawbacks, the most important being the rate of false positives. …”
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Clinical Significance of Lymph Node Micrometastasis in pN0 Gastric Cancer Patients by Yu Li, Dongsheng Wang, Yi Li, Xiaodong Liu, Dong Chen, Chentong Yuan, Yanbing Zhou

“…The LNMM was diagnosed by telomeric repeat amplification protocol/enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (TRAP-ELISA). …”
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Chromosome-level reference genome assembly for the mountain hare (Lepus timidus) by Fekete, Zsófia, Absolon, Dominic E., Michell, Craig, Wood, Jonathan M. D., Goffart, Steffi, Pohjoismäki, Jaakko L. O.

“…The scaffolds include 23 autosomes, numbered according to their size, as well as X and Y chromosomes, matching the known karyotype. Telomeric regions were present on at least one end of 19 of the chromosomes. …”
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A concept of natural genome reconstruction. Part 2. Effect of extracellular double-stranded DNA fragments on hematopoietic stem cells by V. S. Ruzanova, S. G. Oshikhmina, A. S. Proskurina, G. S. Ritter, S. S. Kirikovich, E. V. Levites, Y. R. Efremov, T. V. Karamysheva, M. I. Meschaninova, A. L. Mamaev, O. S. Taranov, A. S. Bogachev, S. V. Sidorov, S. D. Nikonov, O. Y. Leplina, A. A. Ostanin, E. R. Chernykh, N. A. Kolchanov, E. V. Dolgova, S. S. Bogachev

“…In this case, up to five oligonucleotide monomers containing 9 telomeric TTAGGG repeats are stitched together into one structure. …”
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