Abstract：
:Telomerase is a ribonucleic reverse transcriptase enzyme that uses an integral RNA component as a template to add tandem telomeric DNA repeats, TTAGGG, at the 3' end of the chromosomes. 85-90% of human tumors and their derived cell lines predominantly express high levels of telomerase, therefore contributing to cancer cell development. However, in normal cells, telomerase activity is almost always absent except in germ cells and stem cells. This differential expression has been exploited to develop highly specific and potent cancer therapeutics. In this review, we outline recent advances in the development of telomerase inhibitors as anticancer agents.
journal_name
Drug Discov Todayjournal_title
Drug discovery todayauthors
Saraswati AP,Relitti N,Brindisi M,Gemma S,Zisterer D,Butini S,Campiani Gdoi
10.1016/j.drudis.2019.05.015subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-07-01 00:00:00pages
1370-1388issue
7eissn
1359-6446issn
1878-5832pii
S1359-6446(18)30545-2journal_volume
24pub_type
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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