Telomerase - Going beyond the ends

被引:9
作者
De Semir, David
Nosrati, Mehdi
Li, Shang
Kashani-Sabet, Mohammed
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Ctr Comprehens Canc, Auerback Melanoma Res Lab, Cutaneous Oncol Program,Dept Dermatol, San Francisco, CA 94115 USA
[2] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Biochem & Biophys, San Francisco, CA 94143 USA
关键词
melanoma; metastasis; glycolysis; gene therapy; ribozyme; gene expression profiling;
D O I
10.4161/cc.6.5.3980
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
To date, the major function attributed to telomerase has been the elongation of telomeres. Recent studies have assigned new biochemical properties to telomerase by implicating a role in tumor metastasis and cellular differentiation by virtue of its modulation of novel cell signaling pathways such as glycolysis. In this Perspective we will discuss these recent results that have provided additional insight into the involvement of telomerase in cellular processes other than telomere maintenance at chromosome ends.
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页码:546 / 549
页数:4
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