A human telomerase-associated nuclease

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3244-3256

  Oulton, Rena ^a   Harrington, Lea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; METHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; NUCLEASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CILIATE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; TELOMERE; YEAST;

EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; HUMANS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TELOMERASE; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

CILIOPHORA;

EID: 3042762532     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E04-03-0178     Document Type: Article

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