Telomere Terminal G/C Strand Synthesis: Measuring Telomerase Action and C-Rich Fill-In

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 735, Issue , 2011, Pages 63-75

  Zhao, Yong ^b   Shay, Jerry W ^b   Wright, Woodring E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

BrdU; C rich fill in; Cell synchronization; CsCl gradients; Duplex specific nuclease; Overhang; Telomerase; Telomere

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; TELOMERE;

CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE;

EID: 79961002074     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-092-8_7     Document Type: Chapter

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