Intrachromosomal telomeric repeats and stabilization of truncated chromosomes in V79 Chinese hamster cells

Abstract (TTAGGG) n sequences have been localized on the chromosomes of the Chinese hamster V79 cell line. A correlation between telomeric-like repeats and chromosome breakage has been found. Moreover, the analysis of the truncated chromosomes, typical of this cell line, has suggested that intrachromosomal (TTAGGG) n DNA may be important in the stabilization of the new telomeres.