Telomerase Definition

Telomerase Sentence Examples

• It is a negative regulator of telomerase activity and thus inhibits the elongation of telomere length.

• It is thought that some cancer cells become " immortalized " because they express telomerase and can therefore continue to proliferate indefinitely.

• In a second study, a Danish team found that permanently activating telomerase in similar stem cells also made them cancerous.

• They suggest that SCLC would be a prime target for therapies directed at the RNA component of human telomerase.

• The majority of human tumors stabilize their telomere lengths by activation of the enzyme telomerase.