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The unmasking of telomerase.
Structure (London, England : 1993) - 1 Nov 2006
Legassie Jason D, Jarstfer Michael B
Abstract excerpt
Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein complex that reverse transcribes a portion of its RNA subunit during the synthesis of G-rich DNA at the 3' end of each chromosome in most eukaryotes. This activity compensates for the inability of the normal DNA replication machinery to fully replicate chromosome termini. The roles of telomerase in cellular immortality and tumor biology have catalyzed a significant interest in...
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