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Structural highlights

Function

POT1_SCHPO Single-stranded telomeric DNA-binding protein that is required to protect the 3'-end telomeric overhang. It binds the consensus sequence 5'-GGTTAC-3'. Regulates telomerase and telomere length.^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. ↑ Baumann P, Cech TR. Pot1, the putative telomere end-binding protein in fission yeast and humans. Science. 2001 May 11;292(5519):1171-5. PMID:11349150 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1060036
2. ↑ Lei M, Baumann P, Cech TR. Cooperative binding of single-stranded telomeric DNA by the Pot1 protein of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Biochemistry. 2002 Dec 10;41(49):14560-8. PMID:12463756
3. ↑ Miyoshi T, Kanoh J, Saito M, Ishikawa F. Fission yeast Pot1-Tpp1 protects telomeres and regulates telomere length. Science. 2008 Jun 6;320(5881):1341-4. doi: 10.1126/science.1154819. PMID:18535244 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1154819