You also discovered that there was a relationship
between telomerase and stress.
What about the relation
between telomerase and cancer?
Is there a relationship
between telomerase and aging?
Not exact matches
Augmenting and regulating
telomerase function will have to be performed with precision, walking a narrow line
between cell rejuvenation and a heightened risk for cancer development.
Adding
telomerase to dividing cells in culture can lengthen their lifespan (ScienceNOW, 13 January 1998), but no one has found a direct link
between telomeres and animal aging.
No matter where the source of their DNA, as soon as the embryos became hollow balls of cells,
between the developmental stages known as blastocyst and morula,
telomerase lengthened telomeres to the right size.
In addition, an inverse relationship
between the expression of SA - beta - Gal activity and
telomerase activity was noted in cells undergoing immortalization.
Of the two
telomerase components analyzed, Tert (
telomerase reverse transcriptase) expression did not show any differences
between groups, but Terc (
telomerase RNA component) transcription was significantly higher in the IVC testes (Fig. 2B).
Observed close relationships
between changes in
telomerase levels, levels of depression, and anxiety and distress are novel and deserve further examination.»
«The relationship
between telomere - dependent senescence,
telomerase and stress remains a subject of debate.
Q: What is the difference
between a Telomere and
Telomerase?
For five years, the researchers followed 35 men with localized, early - stage prostate cancer to explore the relationship
between comprehensive lifestyle changes, and telomere length and
telomerase activity.