Cargando…

Telomere and telomerase in stem cells

Telomeres, guanine-rich tandem DNA repeats of the chromosomal end, provide chromosomal stability, and cellular replication causes their loss. In somatic cells, the activity of telomerase, a reverse transcriptase that can elongate telomeric repeats, is usually diminished after birth so that the telom...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hiyama, E, Hiyama, K
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2007
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2360127/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17353922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6603671