Induction of hTERT expression and telomerase activity by estrogens in human ovary epithelium cells

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3764-3771

  Misiti, Silvia ^a   Nanni, Simona ^a   Fontemaggi, Giulia ^a   Cong, Yu Sheng ^b   Wen, Jianping ^b   Hirte, Hal W ^b   Piaggio, Giulia ^a   Sacchi, Ada ^a   Pontecorvi, Alfredo ^a,c   Bacchetti, Silvia ^b   Farsetti, Antonella ^a,d  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA FOOTPRINTING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL; OVARY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SENESCENCE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CELL LINE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA; TELOMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034107095     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.11.3764-3771.2000     Document Type: Article

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