Antisense oligonucleotide-mediated inhibition of hTERT, but not hTERC, induces rapid cell growth decline and apoptosis in the absence of telomere shortening in human prostate cancer cells

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 624-634

  Folini, Marco ^a   Brambilla, Cinzia ^a   Villa, Raffaella ^a   Gandellini, Paolo ^a   Vignati, Sara ^a   Paduano, Francesco ^a   Daidone, Maria Grazia ^a   Zaffaroni, Nadia ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; hTERC; hTERT; Prostate cancer; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA SPLICING; SENESCENCE; TELOMERE;

EID: 14344265993     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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