Reptin is required for the transcription of telomerase reverse transcriptase and over-expressed in gastric cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Telomerase is activated in oncogenesis, which confers an immortal phenotype to cancer cells. The AAA + ATPase Reptin is required for telomerase biogenesis by maintaining telomerase RNA (hTER) stability and is aberrantly expressed in...

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Main Authors: Liu Tiantian, Zhao Li, Li Qiao, Zeng Jiping, Li Wenjuan, Björkholm Magnus, Jia Jihui, Xu Dawei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/9/1/132