Recent publications

  • M. Raices, R. E. Verdun, S. A. Compton, C. I. Haggblom, J. D. Griffith, A. Dillin and J. Karlseder (2008). C. elegans telomeres contain G-strand and C-strand overhangs that are bound by distinct proteins, Cell 132, 745-757. 
  • R. E. Verdun, J. Karlseder (2007).  Replication and protection of telomeres, Review, Nature 447, 924-931.
  • L. Crabbe,  A. Jauch, C. Naeger, H. Holtgreve-Grez, J. Karlseder (2007). Telomere dysfunction as a cause of genomic instability in Werner syndrome, PNAS 104, 2205-2210.
  • R. E. Verdun, J. Karlseder (2006). The DNA damage machinery and homologous recombination pathway act consecutively to protect human telomeres, Cell 127, 709-720.
  • J. Karlseder (2006). Telomeric Proteins: clearing the way for the replication fork, Nature Struct. and Mol. Biol., 13 (5), 386-387. 
  • R.E. Verdun, L. Crabbe, C. Haggblom, J. Karlseder (2005). Functional human telomeres are recognized as DNA damage in G2 of the cell cycle, Mol. Cell 20, 551-561.
  • M. Raices, H. Maruyama, A Dillin, J. Karlseder (2005). Uncoupling of longevity and telomere length, PLoS Genetics, Sep 2;1(3):e30.  
  • L. Crabbe, J. Karlseder (2005). In the end, it’s all structure, Curr Mol Med. 5(2), 135-143. 
  • L. Crabbe, R.E. Verdun, C.I. Haggblom, J. Karlseder (2004). Defective telomere lagging strand synthesis in cells lagging WRN helicase activity, Science 360, 1951-1953.