AmiGO 2: Term Details for "telomere maintenance" (GO:0000723)
️Gene Ontology Consortium
Accession
GO:0000723
Name
telomere maintenance
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
regulation of telomere length
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Any process that contributes to the maintenance of proper telomeric length and structure by affecting and monitoring the activity of telomeric proteins, the length of telomeric DNA and the replication and repair of the DNA. These processes includes those that shorten, lengthen, replicate and repair the telomeric DNA sequences.
Source:
GOC:BHF_telomere,
PMID:11092831,
GOC:BHF,
GOC:elh,
GOC:rl