Definition of telomerase
: a DNA polymerase that is a ribonucleoprotein catalyzing the elongation of chromosomal telomeres in eukaryotic cell division and is particularly active in cancer cells
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Cells that are exposed to cortisol have shorter telomeres and less telomerase, which is the enzyme responsible for maintaining the ends of telomeres.
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Available without a prescription, TA-65 is derived from astragalus root extract, a powerful antioxidant, and is said to work by activating the enzyme telomerase, which counteracts telomere shortening.
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In an ironic twist, the current president is a woman: Nobel laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, who discovered the molecular nature of telomeres and who co-discovered telomerase, was hired in November 2015 and began work in January 2016.
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Lundblad, who joined the institute in 2003, has performed research on telomerase, an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres.
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Lundblad — who joined the Salk in 2003 — also has performed research on telomerase, an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres.
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Could the team activate telomerase to rejuvenate the epigenome?
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Bailey said more research is needed to learn if something about being in space actually builds up telomeres by activating the enzyme, called telomerase, that constructs them.
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1988
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