Assertion: telomere | /r/HasProperty | essential
Facets:
value: for their protection
type: PURPOSE
value: for these cells
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: to life
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: As such, for these cells, telomeres are essential to life.
text: The shelterin complex constitutes the so‐called capping of the telomeres, which is essential for their protection, preventing telomeres from fusion to other chromosome ends, from telomere fragility, and from degradation (De Lange, 2005 ).