Disabled Protection of Telomeres during Mitosis Causes Cell Death (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Disabled Protection of Telomeres during Mitosis Causes Cell Death

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Salk researchers show how the disabled protection of ends of chromosomes (blue) called telomeres (green) during cell division (mitosis) prompts cell death. This happens when the telomere-protecting protein, TRF2, is inhibited. This image shows an exacerbation of telomeric deprotection (red) during mitotic arrest by artificial manipulation of TRF2.

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