Biochemical aspects of telomerase function

Cancer Letters

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-154

  Harrington, Lea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cancer; DNA replication; End replication; G rich overhang; Reverse transcriptase; Telomerase; Telomerase reverse transcriptase; Telomeres; Template RNA; Transformation; Tumor; Tumorigenesis

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA PRIMASE; DYSKERIN; KU ANTIGEN; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN EST1P; PROTEIN EST3P; PROTEIN L22; PROTEIN MTR10P; PROTEIN P23; PROTEIN P43; PROTEIN P80; PROTEIN SM; PROTEIN STAU; PROTEIN TEP1; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TELOMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; DNA BINDING; DNA REPLICATION; GENE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; TELOMERE;

EID: 0038701907     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(02)00701-2     Document Type: Article

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