tailieunhanh - REVIEWS ON SELECTED TOPICS OF TELOMERE BIOLOGY

Telomeres, located at the ends of linear chromosomes, are essential for genome stability and integrity. Advances in telomere researches have linked telomere dysfunction with cellular aging and a number of age-related human diseases. Recent studies further expanded our knowledge of telomere functions - telomeres are shown to be important for microbial pathogen virulence and telomere proteins have important non-telomeric cellular functions. This book includes current opinions on selected aspects of telomere research and their implication, in hope to help us focus better on future studies and enhance our research progress | REVIEWS ON SELECTED TOPICS OF TELOMERE BIOLOGY Edited by Bibo Li Reviews on Selected Topics of Telomere Biology http 2329 Edited by Bibo Li Contributors Radhika Muzumdar Gil Atzmon Sergey Shpiz Alla Kalmykova Jiri Nehyba Radmila Hrdlicková Henry R. Bose Jr. Guvem Gũmũị-Akay Ajlan Tukun Didem Turgut Cosan Ahu Soyocak Sena Aydos Cigir Biray Avci Bibo Li Arkasubhra Ghosh Vinay Tergaonkar Konrad Ocalewicz Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9 51000 Rijeka Croatia Copyright 2012 InTech All chapters are Open Access distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution license which allows users to download copy and build upon published articles even for commercial purposes as long as the author and publisher are properly credited which ensures maximum dissemination and a wider impact of our publications. After this work has been published by InTech authors have the right to republish it in whole or part in any publication of which they are the author and to make other personal use of the work. Any republication referencing or personal use of the work must explicitly identify the original source. Notice Statements and opinions expressed in the chapters are these of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the editors or publisher. No responsibility is accepted for the accuracy of information contained in the published chapters. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the use of any materials instructions methods or ideas contained in the book. Publishing Process Manager Oliver Kurelic Typesetting InTech Prepress Novi Sad Cover InTech Design Team First published November 2012 Printed in Croatia A free online edition of this book is available at Additional hard copies can be obtained from orders@ Reviews on Selected Topics of Telomere Biology Edited by Bibo Li p. cm. ISBN 978-953-51-0849-8 INTECH open science I open minds free .