Drosophila and extant species are the best-studied telomerase exception. In this organism,
telomere elongation is coupled with targeted retrotransposition of Healing Transposon (HeT …

Telomeres (TLs) play major roles in stabilizing the genome and are usually shortened with
ageing. The maintenance of TLs is ensured by two mechanisms involving telomerase (TA) …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) has made significant contributions to the study of protein-
DNA interactions by making it possible to topographically image biological samples. A …

The maintenance of chromosome ends in Drosophila is an exceptional phenomenon
because it relies on the transposition of specialized retrotransposons rather than on the …

Recent studies have resulted in deeper understanding of a variety of telomere maintenance
mechanisms as well as plausible models of telomere evolution. Often overlooked in the …

Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are small aquatic animals that inhabit marine, fresh
water or limno-terrestrial environments. While all tardigrades require surrounding water to …

Chromosome stability relies on an adequate length and complete replication of telomeres,
the physical ends of chromosomes. Telomeres are composed of short direct repeat DNA and …

Crosses between Drosophila melanogaster females and Drosophila simulans males
produce hybrid sons that die at the larval stage. This hybrid lethality is suppressed by loss-of …

Cdc13 is an essential protein involved in telomere maintenance and chromosome cap**.
Individual domain analyses on Cdc13 suggest the presence of four distinct OB-fold domains …

Advances in genomic technology led to a more focused pattern for the distribution of
chromosomal proteins and a better understanding of their functions. The recent …