Telomeres: The EPI-Ending

• Authors: PROCHÁZKOVÁ SCHRUMPFOVÁ Petra; FOJTOVÁ Miloslava; DVOŘÁČKOVÁ Martina
• Year of publication: 2025
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• web: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2025.102823
• Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2025.102823
• Keywords: telomeres; epigenetics

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• Description: Telomeres are essential chromosomal structures that protect genome integrity and play a central role in aging and cell proliferation. In plants, the epigenetic landscape of telomeres and their adjacent subtelomeric regions has emerged as a critical component regulating telomere function and genome organization. This review summarizes current knowledge of chromatin modifications at plant telomeres, and the impact of chromatin-associated factors on telomere stability. We also discuss experimental tools for studying telomere epigenetics, and identify key open questions in the field.

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