AMP-activated protein kinase regulates the expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase.

The expression of hTERT in tumor cells contributes to oncogenic transformation by promoting immortalization. For this reason, hTERT is one of the major targets for cancer therapy, and an efficient method to downregulate hTERT expression is required for treatment of hTERT-positive cancer. In this rep...

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Main Authors: Daum Jo, Rackhyun Park, Hyunju Kim, Minsu Jang, Eun-Ju Lee, Ik-Soon Jang, Junsoo Park
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6257937?pdf=render