Role of TERRA in the regulation of telomere length

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 316-323

  Wang, Caiqin ^a   Zhao, Li ^a   Lu, Shiming ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

ALT; HDR; Protection of chromosome end; Telomerase; Telomere length; TERRA

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

LONG UNTRANSLATED RNA;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS;

HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; RNA, LONG NONCODING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE; TELOMERE HOMEOSTASIS;

EID: 84922349237     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.10528     Document Type: Article

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