telomerase
noun
tel·o·me·rase
te-ˈlō-mə-ˌrās 
-ˌrāz
: 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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Melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, is highly dependent on telomerase to grow, and three-quarters of all melanomas acquire mutations in telomerase.
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Jonathan Alder, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2022
Even more interesting is the fact that TPP1 is known to activate telomerase.
—Jonathan Alder, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2022
The level of the enzyme telomerase went up by 30%.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 13 June 2022
So the molecular cause is exactly the same base pair change in a telomerase gene.
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
Reactivating an enzyme called telomerase reverses some signs of ageing in mice.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2010
Our discoveries of telomeres and telomerase open a Pandora’s box of difficult questions.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2011
In the 1990s, scientists at the Bay Area biotech company Geron Corporation mapped the human gene for telomerase.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 May 2021
There were even indications that telomerase activity could predict treatment response.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2020
Jonathan Alder, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2022
Even more interesting is the fact that TPP1 is known to activate telomerase.
—Jonathan Alder, The Conversation, 10 Nov. 2022
The level of the enzyme telomerase went up by 30%.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 13 June 2022
So the molecular cause is exactly the same base pair change in a telomerase gene.
—Linda Marsa, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
Reactivating an enzyme called telomerase reverses some signs of ageing in mice.
—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2010
Our discoveries of telomeres and telomerase open a Pandora’s box of difficult questions.
—Veronique Greenwood, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2011
In the 1990s, scientists at the Bay Area biotech company Geron Corporation mapped the human gene for telomerase.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 3 May 2021
There were even indications that telomerase activity could predict treatment response.
—Simon Makin, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2020
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telomerase
noun
tel·o·me·rase
te-ˈlō-mə-ˌrās, -ˌrāz
: 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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