Two studies report expression of telomeric-repeat-containing RNAs in vertebrates. This discovery challenges the long-standing notion that telomeres are transcriptionally inert.
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Horard, B., Gilson, E. Telomeric RNA enters the game. Nat Cell Biol 10, 113–115 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncb0208-113
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