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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However, the enzyme telomerase can rebuild telomeres to restore cell division.
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New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
However, most of our cells produce very little telomerase naturally.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The plants did, however, ramp up their production of telomerase, the enzyme that helps maintain telomere length.
—Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
Melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, is highly dependent on telomerase to grow, and three-quarters of all melanomas acquire mutations in telomerase.
—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
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New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2024
However, most of our cells produce very little telomerase naturally.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
The plants did, however, ramp up their production of telomerase, the enzyme that helps maintain telomere length.
—Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
Melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer, is highly dependent on telomerase to grow, and three-quarters of all melanomas acquire mutations in telomerase.
—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
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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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