TERRA

Marco Santagostino1, Lorenzo Sola1, Eleonora Cappelletti1

  • 1Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Lazzaro Spallanzani," University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.

RNA (New York, N.Y.)
|November 5, 2025
PubMed
概括

研究人员在人类子端粒和染色体内发现了许多新的TERRA促进体,揭示了它们来自细分重复的起源. 这些促进体可以驱动来自间歇性端粒序列的TERRA转录的合成,对TERRARNA总体池作出重大贡献.

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