telomere homeostasis

Preferred Label : telomere homeostasis;

MeSH definition : Maintenance of TELOMERE length. During DNA REPLICATION, chromosome ends loose some of their telomere sequence (TELOMERE SHORTENING.) Various cellular mechanism are involved in repairing, extending, and recapping the telomere ends.;

MeSH synonym : homeostasis, telomere;

MeSH hyponym : telomere length maintenance; telomere lengthening; Length Maintenance, Telomere; Maintenance, Telomere Length; Lengthening, Telomere;

Details

Origin ID

D059505;

UMLS CUI

C3178815;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Telomere Length Maintenance [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- telomere homeostasis [MeSH concept]
- telomere length maintenance [MeSH concept]
- telomere lengthening [MeSH concept]
See also
- telomerase [MeSH Descriptor]
- telomere shortening [MeSH Descriptor]
- telomere-binding proteins [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Cell Function [UMLS semantic type]

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