Telomerase RNA template mutations reveal sequence-specific requirements for the activation and repression of telomerase action at telomeres

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 2941-2948

  Prescott, John C ^a,b   Blackburn, Elizabeth H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sunesis Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA; TELOMERASE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SENESCENCE; TELOMERE;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; POINT MUTATION; RAP1 GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; RNA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034068910     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.8.2941-2948.2000     Document Type: Article

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