The shortest telomere, not average telomere length, is critical for cell viability and chromosome stability.

By M. Hemann, Margaret A. Strong, L. Hao, C. Greider. Cell, 2001

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Subfields: Aging, Physiology

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In Aging

1. Wilhelm Palm
2. J. Campisi
3. F. d’Adda di Fagagna
4. T. de Lange
5. Y. Fouad
6. C. Aanei

In Physiology

1. J. Campisi
2. F. d’Adda di Fagagna
3. Wilhelm Palm
4. T. de Lange
5. M. Blasco
6. F. Rodier
7. M. Demaria
8. J. Karlseder

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• Cellular senescence: when bad things happen to good cells (2007, background): “Only one or a few such telomeres are sufficient to trigger senescenc”
• How shelterin protects mammalian telomeres. (2008, background): “Yet, it is the shortest telomeres in a cell that are preferentially elongated by telomerase (77, 153, 208).”