Modulation of telomerase activity by telomere DNA-binding proteins in Oxytricha

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1504-1514

  Froelich Ammon, Stacie J ^a   Dickinson, Brent A ^a   Bevilacqua, Joanne M ^a,b   Schultz, Steve C ^a   Cech, Thomas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oxytricha; Regulation; Telomerase; Telomere; Telomere DNA binding proteins

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CILIATE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA BINDING; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TELOMERE;

ANIMALIA; CILIOPHORA; OXYTRICHA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032523957     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.10.1504     Document Type: Article

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