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Changes in Telomerase Activity, Expression and Splicing in Response to Differentiation of Normal and Carcinoma Colon Cells

Authors

FAJKUS Jiří BORSKÝ Marek KUNICKÁ Zuzana KOVAŘÍKOVÁ Martina DVOŘÁKOVÁ Dana HOFMANOVÁ Jiřina KOZUBÍK Alois

Year of publication 2003
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Anticancer Research
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Field Genetics and molecular biology
Keywords telomerase regulation; human colon cells; butyrate; alternative splicing; flow cytometry
Description Downregulation of telomerase activity and expression occurs in response to butyrate-induced differentiation in normal and carcinoma colon cells. Differential splicing of hTERT mRNA may be involved in faster loss of telomerase activity in normal cells with respect to malignant cells.
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