Analyses of telomere-binding proteins show structural and functional conservation with subunits of replication protein A, the canonical single-stranded DNA–binding protein. These studies raise intriguing questions about the structure and general role of DNA binding in telomere length homeostasis.
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Haring, S., Wold, M. A common means to an end. Nat Struct Mol Biol 14, 176–177 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb0307-176
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