Molecular BiologyInsect SciencePeer-reviewed
Extended longevity of termite kings and queens is accompanied by extranuclear localization of telomerase in somatic organs and caste-specific expression of its isoforms
Marie Pangrácová, Jan Křivánek, Markéta Vrchotová…·Ondřej Lukšan
The paper investigates telomerase splicing and subcellular localization in termite kings and queens, finding caste-specific isoforms and extranuclear TERT enrichment in somatic tissues.