Résumés
Résumé
Les télomères sont les structures particulières présentes aux extrémités des chromosomes eucaryotes. Les télomères protègent les chromosomes et empêchent leur dégradation ou leur raccourcissement jusqu’à une longueur critique qui conduirait à l’altération de leur intégrité et à l’entrée de la cellule en sénescence. Ces structures protectrices, que nous proposons d’appeler «capuchons télomériques», sont constituées par l’association d’ADN télomérique et de protéines spécifiques. Les télomères sont des éléments essentiels préservant la stabilité du génome.
Summary
The telomeres are the nucleoproteic structures present at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes. One can compare them to the protective ends of a shoelace; when the ends get eroded, the shoelace disintegrates and we dispose of it. The same thus applies to the chromosomes; when telomeres reach a critical threshold for function, the genome becomes unstable and the cell senesces. Therefore, telomeres, and particularly their terminal DNA structures, are critical for the integrity of the genome.
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