Chromatin and epigenetic regulation of the telomerase reverse transcriptase gene

Protein and Cell

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-32

  Zhu, Jiyue ^a   Zhao, Yuanjun ^a   Wang, Shuwen ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cancer; chromatin; epigenetic regulation; telomerase; transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE;

CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REPRESSOR GENE; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 79953142510     PISSN: 1674800X     EISSN: 16748018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13238-010-0014-1     Document Type: Review

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