Gene:
POT1 protection of telomeres 1 homolog (S. pombe)
Gene ID:
209068
Symbol:
POT1
Species:
1000
Description:
The POT1 gene encodes a protein conserved across widely diverged eukaryotes that binds the G-rich strand of its own telomeric repeat sequence, consistent with a direct role in protecting chromosome ends.[supplied by OMIM]