telomere

n.

端粒（在染色体端位上的着丝点）；

1. G-quadruplex is a special structure formed by telomere.
   四联体是端粒形成的一种特殊的结构。
2. Telomere locates on the terminal of DNA containing repeat DNA sequence.
   端粒是位于染色体末端的串联重复核苷酸序列。

Telomere measurement by quantitative PCR.
Telomere loss: mitotic clock or genetic time bomb?
Telomere reduction in human colorectal carcinoma and with ageing.
Telomere length predicts replicative capacity of human fibroblasts
Switching and signaling at the telomere
Telomere Shortening and Tumor Formation by Mouse Cells Lacking Telomerase RNA
A DNA damage checkpoint response in telomere-initiated senescence
The human telomere terminal transferase enzyme is a ribonucleoprotein that synthesizes TTAGGG repeats.
Identification of a specific telomere terminal transferase activity in Tetrahymena extracts.
Telomere shortening triggers senescence of human cells through a pathway involving ATM, p53, and p21(CIP1), but not p16(INK4a).