The telomerase reverse transcriptase promotes the development of haematopoietic cells in zebrafish independent of its telomere-lengthening activity. Here Alcaraz-Pérez et al.show that the telomerase RNA component regulates cell fate during zebrafish myelopoiesis also in a non-canonical manner.
- Francisca Alcaraz-Pérez
- Jesús García-Castillo
- María L. Cayuela