Disabling Telomere Protection during Cell Division Prompts Cell Death (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Disabling Telomere Protection during Cell Division Prompts Cell Death

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During mitosis, a cell's chromosomes (blue) rapidly divide. When the ends of chromosomes called telomeres (green) are no longer protected by the protein TRF2, the cell receives a signal (red) to undergo cell death.

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