Yeast telomerase compositions

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1995-04-28

1997-12-16

Jones, W. Gary

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536 221, 536 243, 536 2431, 536 2433, 435 6, 435112, C07H 2104, C07H 2102, C12Q 168, C12P 1934

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ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are various methods, compositions and screening assays connected with telomerase, including genes encoding the template RNA of S. cerevisiae telomerase and various telomerase-associated polypeptides.

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