Species	Reference gene ID	Possible function	Papers / DOI
Arabidopsis	At4g09680	Component of the CST complex, a complex that binds to single-stranded DNA and is required to protect telomeres from DNA degradation.	Conserved telomere maintenance component 1 interacts with STN1 and maintains chromosome ends in higher eukaryotes.; 2009; DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2009.09.017; PMID: 19854131; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19854131/ | POT1a and components of CST engage telomerase and regulate its activity in Arabidopsis.; 2014; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004738; PMID: 25329641; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25329641/