Proliferative defects in dyskeratosis congenita skin keratinocytes are corrected by expression of the telomerase reverse transcriptase, TERT, or by activation of endogenous telomerase through expression of papillomavirus E6/E7 or the telomerase RNA component, TERC. [electronic resource]
- Experimental dermatology Mar 2010
- 279-88 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1600-0625
10.1111/j.1600-0625.2009.00916.x doi
Adult Base Sequence Cell Proliferation Colony-Forming Units Assay DNA Primers--genetics Dyskeratosis Congenita--enzymology Enzyme Activation Female Fibroblasts--enzymology Gene Expression Humans In Vitro Techniques Keratinocytes--enzymology Male Mutation Oncogene Proteins, Viral--genetics Papillomavirus E7 Proteins--genetics RNA--genetics Repressor Proteins--genetics Telomerase--genetics Telomere--genetics Transduction, Genetic Up-Regulation Young Adult