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11501378

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-8-14
pubmed:abstractText
The past few years have brought a flood of new information to the telomerase field. The identification of multiple components of both the telomere and telomerase, the understanding of the importance of telomere maintenance to the long term viability of cells, and the demonstration of the utility of telomerase inhibition in limiting tumor cell growth all convene to provide great enthusiasm for the prospects of targeting the telomerase enzyme in cancer. However, there is clearly much to be learned. Because tumor cells evolve under powerful selection, the emergence of non-telomerase based mechanisms for telomere maintenance should be examined closely. Additionally, the nature of telomerase regulation is currently only poorly understood. More work on the tumor specific regulation of telomerase activity might provide either more opportunities for telomerase inhibition, or more skepticism, as a tumor cell might possess mechanisms for upregulating telomerase activity in the presence of inhibitors. The potential for such regulation has already been observed in certain cell types (46). Currently, the field is intensively investigating the biology and applications of telomere and telomerase biology. In it are great hopes that these fundamental cellular processes might be manipulated to success in the treatment of cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0196-3716
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
209-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Telomerase and cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review