Mechanisms of telomerase inhibition by oxidized and therapeutic dNTPs

Telomerase enzymes add telomeric repeats to the end of linear chromosomes. Here the authors reveal mechanisms by which oxidized dNTPs and therapeutic dNTPs inhibit telomerase-mediated telomere elongation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Samantha L. Sanford, Griffin A. Welfer, Bret D. Freudenthal, Patricia L. Opresko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19115-y