Assertion: telomere | /r/HasProperty | long
Facets:
value: quite
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: RNAi-directed knockdown of hTERT in normal, presenescent fibroblasts led to loss of the single-stranded overhang and to an accelerated entrance into senescence, suggesting that telomerase expression is required to rebuild the overhang and allow proper telomere assembly and function, even when telomeres are quite long.