| Literature DB >> 18827602 |
Ignacio Fernandez-Garcia1, Carlos Ortiz-de-Solorzano, Luis M Montuenga.
Abstract
Protected telomeres ensure normal chromosomal segregation during mitosis but at the same time can endow genetically abnormal cancer cells with immortality. Telomerase has a pivotal role in telomere protection, both in normal and cancer cells. Understanding the functional interplay between telomere shortening and telomerase expression in cancer cells is of critical importance to elucidating the precise mechanisms by which these cells are able to bypass telomere crisis and become immortal.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18827602 DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181886713
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Thorac Oncol ISSN: 1556-0864 Impact factor: 15.609