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Telomerase prevents accelerated senescence in glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient human fibroblasts.
Journal of biomedical science - 5 Feb 2009
Wu Yi-Hsuan, Cheng Mei-Ling, Ho Hung-Yao, Chiu Daniel Tsun-Yee, Wang Tzu-Chien V
Abstract excerpt
Fibroblasts derived from glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD)-deficient patients display retarded growth and accelerated cellular senescence that is attributable to increased accumulation of oxidative DNA damage and increased sensitivity to oxidant-induced senescence, but not to accelerated telomere attrition. Here, we show that ectopic expression of hTERT stimulates telomerase activity and prevents...
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