Tetrahymena Telomerase Is Active as a Monomer

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 4794-4804

  Bryan, Tracy M ^a   Goodrich, Karen J ^b   Cech, Thomas R ^b  

^a CHILDREN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; DIMER; MONOMER; RNA; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ELUTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GEL FILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA; THEORY;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIMERIZATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TELOMERASE; TETRAHYMENA;

PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 0344875514     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E03-07-0474     Document Type: Article

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