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E2F-1 represses transcription of the human telomerase reverse transcriptase gene.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Jul 2001
Crowe D L, Nguyen D C, Tsang K J, Kyo S
Abstract excerpt
The ends of human chromosomes (telomeres) lose up to 200 bp of DNA per cell division. Chromosomal shortening ultimately leads to senescence and death in normal cells. Many human carcinoma lines are immortal in vitro, suggesting that these cells have a mechanism for maintaining the ends of their chromosomes. Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein complex that synthesizes telomeric DNA onto chromosomes using its RNA...
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