Telomerase RNA structure and function: Implications for dyskeratosis congenita

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 183-192

  Chen, Jiunn Liang ^a   Greider, Carol W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CHROMOSOME; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; RNA STRUCTURE; TELOMERE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL NUCLEOLUS; COILED BODIES; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PSEUDOURIDINE; RNA; TELOMERASE;

EID: 1842813934     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2004.02.003     Document Type: Review

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