The POT1-TPP1 telomere complex is a telomerase processivity factor

Nature

Volumn 445, Issue 7127, 2007, Pages 506-510

  Wang, Feng ^a   Podell, Elaine R ^b   Zaug, Arthur J ^b   Yang, Yuting ^a   Baciu, Paul ^a   Cech, Thomas R ^b   Lei, Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN POT1; PROTEIN TPP1; TELOMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; CHROMOSOME; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA; ENZYME; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON; TELOMERE;

MYXOZOA;

EID: 33846691378     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature05454     Document Type: Article

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