telomerase
telomerase
Definition
telo·mer·ase (te lä′mə rāz′, -rās′)
telomerase
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: He said: For a number of years we have been studying a molecule called telomerase, which is present in cancer cells.
- express: It is thought that some cancer cells become " immortalized " because they express telomerase and can therefore continue to proliferate indefinitely.
- activate: In a second study, a Danish team found that permanently activating telomerase in similar stem cells also made them cancerous.
Preposition: in
- cell: To the authors ' knowledge, the role of telomerase in germ cell derived malignancies has not previously been evaluated.
Adjective modifier
- human: They suggest that SCLC would be a prime target for therapies directed at the RNA component of human telomerase.
Modifies a noun
- inhibitor: The enzyme is found in most types of tumor cells but not in healthy cells, indicating the potential of telomerase inhibitors in chemotherapy.
- promoter: Conclusions These results indicate that the telomerase promoters have the capacity to drive the expression of the NAT.
- enzyme: However, the telomerase enzyme can build the telomeres up again, extending the life of the cell.
- activity: A matter of great relevance, however, is the presence of telomerase activity in most tumors.
- expression: A number of studies suggest that telomerase expression is an adverse prognostic factor for lung cancers.
- assay: Two cases of breast carcinoma and two cases of ovarian carcinoma were also included as positive controls in the telomerase assay.
Noun used with modifier
- enzyme: The majority of human tumors stabilize their telomere lengths by activation of the enzyme telomerase.
- mouse: However, both the human and mouse telomerase RNA genes are within CpG islands and may therefore be under the regulation of DNA methylation.
- anti-: Is small cell lung cancer the perfect target for anti- telomerase treatment?
Browse dictionary entries near telomerase
- telome
- telodynamic
- telo-
- Telnet
- telly
- Tellus
- tellurous acid
- tellurous
- tellurize
- tellurium
- telomere
- telophase
- telos
- telpher
- telpherage
- telson
- Telstar
- Telugu
- temblor
- temerarious
