Stress and the tts-1 lncRNA

tts-1 lncRNA is the most highly transcribed RNA in stress resistant dauer larvae. tts-1 is termed transcribed telomere sequence-1 because it contains several telomere repeats, which are excluded from almost all C. elegans RNAs. We are studying potential functions of tts-1 lncRNA and its telomere sequence in adult longevity.