telomerase

[ tuh-lom-uh-reys, ‐reyz ]

/ təˈlɒm əˌreɪs, ‐ˌreɪz /

noun

an enzyme, active chiefly in tumors and reproductive cells, that causes telomeres to lengthen: facilitates cell division and may account for the immortality of cancer cells.

Origin of telomerase

telomere + -ase

Words nearby telomerase

telodendron, telodynamic, Teloekbetoeng, telogen, telolecithal, telomerase, telomere, telomerization, telophase, telos, telotaxis

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Example sentences from the Web for telomerase

Blasco takes these changes as evidence that TA-65 works by “turning on” telomerase.
New Anti-Aging Pill Under Fire|Thea Singer|April 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
TA-65, the new study claims, is a “telomerase activator”—that is, it turns on telomerase in cells.
New Anti-Aging Pill Under Fire|Thea Singer|April 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for telomerase

telomerase

/ (tɛˈlɒməˌreɪz) /

noun

an enzyme that is involved in the formation and repair of telomeres, so that chromosomes are not shortened during cell division

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Medical definitions for telomerase

telomerase

[ tə-lŏm′ə-rās′, -rāz′ ]

n.

An enzyme found in the telomeres of certain chromosomes that is active in cell division and may have a role in the proliferation of cancer cells.

Scientific definitions for telomerase

telomerase

[ tə-lŏm′ə-rās′, -rāz′ ]

An enzyme that preserves the length of telomeres across cell divisions in germ cells, stem cells, and most cancer cells. A kind of reverse transcriptase, telomerase is an RNA-containing enzyme that synthesizes the DNA of telomeres by reverse transcription. It is active during DNA replication and is thought to play a role in the proliferation and apparent immortality of cells in which it is present. In cells that lack telomerase (that is, in most somatic cells of the body), the telomeres of chromosomes shorten and eventually disappear over repeated cell divisions. The inhibition of telomerase is being investigated as a method of killing cancerous cells. See more at telomere.

单词	telomerase
释义	telomerase [ tuh-lom-uh-reys, ‐reyz ] / təˈlɒm əˌreɪs, ‐ˌreɪz / noun an enzyme, active chiefly in tumors and reproductive cells, that causes telomeres to lengthen: facilitates cell division and may account for the immortality of cancer cells. Origin of telomerase telomere + -ase Words nearby telomerase telodendron, telodynamic, Teloekbetoeng, telogen, telolecithal, telomerase, telomere, telomerization, telophase, telos, telotaxis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for telomerase Blasco takes these changes as evidence that TA-65 works by “turning on” telomerase. New Anti-Aging Pill Under Fire\|Thea Singer\|April 11, 2011\|DAILY BEAST TA-65, the new study claims, is a “telomerase activator”—that is, it turns on telomerase in cells. New Anti-Aging Pill Under Fire\|Thea Singer\|April 11, 2011\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for telomerase telomerase / (tɛˈlɒməˌreɪz) / noun an enzyme that is involved in the formation and repair of telomeres, so that chromosomes are not shortened during cell division Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for telomerase telomerase [ tə-lŏm′ə-rās′, -rāz′ ] n. An enzyme found in the telomeres of certain chromosomes that is active in cell division and may have a role in the proliferation of cancer cells. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for telomerase telomerase [ tə-lŏm′ə-rās′, -rāz′ ] An enzyme that preserves the length of telomeres across cell divisions in germ cells, stem cells, and most cancer cells. A kind of reverse transcriptase, telomerase is an RNA-containing enzyme that synthesizes the DNA of telomeres by reverse transcription. It is active during DNA replication and is thought to play a role in the proliferation and apparent immortality of cells in which it is present. In cells that lack telomerase (that is, in most somatic cells of the body), the telomeres of chromosomes shorten and eventually disappear over repeated cell divisions. The inhibition of telomerase is being investigated as a method of killing cancerous cells. See more at telomere. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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