I was working with an enzyme called telomerase, which is found only in cancer cells. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2004] Reference
We know that telomerase is the enzyme that is needed to put the repeats on. From Wordnik.com. [Carol W. Greider - Interview] Reference
The mice involved in the study were given an enzyme called telomerase, 4-OHT, to reactivate the telomeres in the body. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
But there's an enzyme called telomerase that reverses this process; it's one of the reasons cancer cells live so long. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Moreover, when fighting infections, T-cells can turn on an enzyme called telomerase, which can prevent the telomeres from shortening. From Wordnik.com. [UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom] Reference
Moreover, when fighting infections, T-cells can turn on an enzyme called telomerase, which can prevent the telomeres from shortening. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
Moreover, when fighting infections, T-cells can turn on an enzyme called telomerase, which can prevent the telomeres from shortening. From Wordnik.com. [Green Fertility] Reference
They did this by unlocking the structure of an enzyme called telomerase which, when it's active, keeps human cells in an "immortal" state. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
About 85 per cent of cancers use an enzyme called telomerase, which Professor Blackburn co-discovered in 1984, to rebuild their telomeres. From Wordnik.com. [Medindia Health News] Reference
In cancer cells, however, an enzyme called telomerase keeps rebuilding the telomeres, so the cell never receives the cue to stop dividing. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEDICAL NEWS] Reference
My research lead me to specific information concerning cell regeneration and more specifically what is known as telomerase enzymes. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories] Reference
The enzyme is called telomerase and it produces tiny units of DNA that seal off the ends of chromosomes, which contain the body's genes. From Wordnik.com. [Neatorama] Reference
Shay said he believes some kind of telomerase-based cancer treatment will become available within four years. From Wordnik.com. [The Memphis Daily News] Reference
That doesn't prove that boosting telomerase extends years of health. From Wordnik.com. [Never Say Die] Reference
Ms. ARMANIOS: At least 10 percent of them have defects in telomerase. From Wordnik.com. [Breathing New Life Into Lung Disease Awareness] Reference
The cells were treated in the lab with a telomerase activator from Geron Corp. From Wordnik.com. [Never Say Die] Reference
PALCA: Armanios thinks this aging process is related to an enzyme called telomerase. From Wordnik.com. [Breathing New Life Into Lung Disease Awareness] Reference
"I pay more attention to Daddy's stuff; telomerase budding and modified stem cells.". From Wordnik.com. [Analog Science Fiction and Fact]
And it's been shown that telomerase inhibitors can be very powerful tumor suppressors. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2004] Reference
And this summer I'm at -- I have an internship at Dana-Farber doing telomerase research. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2004] Reference
And we found increases in telomerase, and thus telomere length, by 30% in only three months. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Dean Ornish: All Calories are Not the Same!] Reference
Without telomerase, telomeres get shorter, chromosomes become unstable and cell aging occurs. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize Will Go To...] Reference
Not surprisingly, this led to the hope that cancer might be treated by eradicating telomerase. From Wordnik.com. [The Science Behind The Nobel Prize For Medicine] Reference
One feat researchers have accomplished in the lab is using telomerase to "immortalize" human cells. From Wordnik.com. [Making Cells Live Forever in Quest for Cures] Reference
Nineteen showed an increase in T-cells that target telomerase, an enzyme that helps cells reproduce. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming Cancer Boom] Reference
But scientists hope to forestall the effects by boosting telomerase, an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres. From Wordnik.com. [Never Say Die] Reference
Their work has shown that suppressing telomerase activity appears to inhibit the growth of cancer cells. From Wordnik.com. [The Nobel Prize Will Go To...] Reference
Many cancer researchers are trying to figure out how to turn off telomerase and potentially treat cancer. From Wordnik.com. [Making Cells Live Forever in Quest for Cures] Reference
Telomere biologist Bill Andrews of Sierra Sciences is taking a telomerase-boosting supplement called TA-65. From Wordnik.com. [Never Say Die] Reference
PALCA: Armanios has been working with Carol Greider, who won the Nobel Prize last year for discovering telomerase. From Wordnik.com. [Breathing New Life Into Lung Disease Awareness] Reference
"There are rare families with very low telomerase," says molecular biologist Elizabeth Blackburn of UC San Francisco. From Wordnik.com. [Never Say Die] Reference
So it's very important to find a small molecule telomerase inhibitor that can be administered orally as a cancer therapy. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2004] Reference
Theyre beginning to think that the defects in telomerase may be the cause of a whole host of diseases, not just lung disease. From Wordnik.com. [Breathing New Life Into Lung Disease Awareness] Reference
Now researchers are studying how telomerase-based therapies could help repair damaged cells and play an major role in cancer research. From Wordnik.com. [Making Cells Live Forever in Quest for Cures] Reference
They're -- I'm actually going to be involved in the role in telomerase in the transition of a normal cell into becoming a cancerous cell. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2004] Reference
Their work set the stage for further research designed to explore whether cancer cells use telomerase to sustain their uncontrolled growth. From Wordnik.com. [Women Scientists and the Nobel Prize] Reference
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