Length of double-stranded TTAGGG repeats in telomers
Range | 10 to 15 kb |
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Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
Reference | Pisano S, Leoni D, Galati A, Rhodes D, Savino M, Cacchione S. The human telomeric protein hTRF1 induces telomere-specific nucleosome mobility. Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Apr38(7):2247-55. p.2247 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID20056655 |
Comments | P.2247 left column bottom paragraph: "In humans, telomeres consist of 10–15 kb of double-stranded TTAGGG repeats, and 100–200 nt 3' protrusions of the G-rich strand." See Aravinthan 2015 PMID 25690721 p.52 left column 2nd paragraph: "Telomere length in human cells (average length 5–15 kb) is determined genetically to a large extent [refs 18, 19]." |
Entered by | Uri M |
ID | 107714 |