Telomerase biogenesis: The long road before getting to the end

RNA Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 212-215

  Gallardo, Franck ^a   Chartrand, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

hTERT; hTR; RNA trafficking; Telomerase biogenesis; Telomeres; TLC1

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA; TELOMERASE;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGENESIS; CATALYSIS; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSPORT; CYTOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; TELOMERE; YEAST CELL;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 57349096309     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.7115     Document Type: Review

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