"Reverse transcriptase" is an enzyme that can make a molecule called DNA from another molecule called RNA. It works in the opposite direction of the typical process, where DNA is used to make RNA.
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- Variants in the gene called Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (TERT) on chromosome 5 that were associated with older IEAA were also associated with longer telomeres indicating a critical role for TERT in regulating the epigenetic clock, in addition to its established role of compensating for cell replication - dependent telomere shortening. (sciencedaily.com)
- We used chemicals, like the AIDS drug AZT, that interfere with the activity of reverse transcriptase enzymes like telomerase. (discovermagazine.com)
- The first success in the search for HIV treatments was a class of antiretroviral drugs called reverse transcriptase inhibitors (see full diagram). (newscientist.com)
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