title: Shelterin.
abstract: Schmutz and de Lange discuss the shelterin complex, which binds to mammalian telomeres and allows for the natural ends of chromosomes to be distinguished from sites of DNA damage.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Cell Biology and Genetics, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schmutz
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Cell Biology and Genetics, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. Electronic address: delange@rockefeller.edu.
authors.forename: Titia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: de Lange
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004249:DNA Damage; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D016615:Telomere / Q000378:metabolism*; D034501:Telomere-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D034501:Telomere-Binding Proteins