Term Name: telomere maintenance
Synonyms: regulation of telomere length
Definition: Any process that contributes to the maintenance of proper telomeric length and structure by affecting and monitoring the activity of telomeric proteins, the length of telomeric DNA and the replication and repair of the DNA. These processes includes those that shorten, lengthen, replicate and repair the telomeric DNA sequences.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0000723]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: site-specific telomere resolvase activity
is a type of: DNA metabolic process telomere organization
has subtype: telomere capping telomere maintenance in response to DNA damage telomere maintenance via recombination telomere maintenance via semi-conservative replication telomere maintenance via telomere lengthening telomere maintenance via telomere trimming telomeric loop disassembly telomeric loop formation
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of telomere maintenance
positively regulated by: positive regulation of telomere maintenance
regulated by: regulation of telomere maintenance