Telomeres in Cell Division (IMAGE)
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In this image, captured by confocal microscopy, the ends of telomeres can be seen as red dots aligning at opposite sides of blue chromosomes in skin cells that are preparing to divide. A new study from UMD researchers revealed that telomerase, an enzyme that prevents telomere shortening as cells divide and is known to promote cancer, also protects against malignant transformations in a key stage at the end of a cell's life.
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Kan Cao, University of Maryland
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