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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
The enzyme telomerase is active in germ cells and early embryonic development and is crucial for the maintenance of telomere length. Whereas the different length of telomeres in germ cells and somatic cells is well documented, information on telomere length regulation during embryogenesis is lacking. In this study, we demonstrate a telomere elongation program at the transition from morula to blastocyst in mice and cattle that establishes a specific telomere length set point during embryogenesis. We show that this process restores telomeres in cloned embryos derived from fibroblasts, regardless of the telomere length of donor nuclei, and that telomere elongation at this stage of embryogenesis is telomerase-dependent because it is abrogated in telomerase-deficient mice. These data demonstrate that early mammalian embryos have a telomerase-dependent genetic program that elongates telomeres to a defined length, possibly required to ensure sufficient telomere reserves for species integrity.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0027-8424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
101
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
8034-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Telomere length is reset during early mammalian embryogenesis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endocrinology, and Institute for Animal Science, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't