TRF1 is a critical trans-acting factor required for de novo telomere formation in human cells

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 2639-2650

  Okabe, Jun ^a   Eguchi, Akiko ^a   Masago, Akinori ^a   Hayakawa, Takao ^b   Nakanishi, Mahito ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; BINDING PROTEIN; DNA; GUANINE; TELOMERASE; THYMINE; TRANS ACTING FACTOR;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL AGING; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TELOMERE;

EID: 0034326304     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.18.2639     Document Type: Article

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