Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein polymerase that maintains telomere ends by addition of the telomere repeat TTAGGG. The enzyme consists of a protein component with reverse transcriptase activity, and an RNA component, encoded by this gene, that serves as a template for the telomere repeat. Telomerase expression plays a role in cellular senescence, as it is normally repressed in postnatal somatic cells resulting in progressive shortening of telomeres. Deregulation of telomerase expression in somatic cells may be involved in oncogenesis. Studies in mouse suggest that telomerase also participates in chromosomal repair, since de novo synthesis of telomere repeats may occur at double-stranded breaks. Mutations in this gene cause autosomal dominant dyskeratosis congenita, and may also be associated with some cases of aplastic anemia. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
端粒酶是一种核糖聚合酶通过加入端粒重复TTAGGG的端粒保持两端。酶由具有逆转录酶活性的蛋白质组分和RNA组分,由该基因编码的,即用作用于端粒重复模板。端粒酶表达在细胞衰老的作用,因为它是在导致端粒渐进缩短产后体细胞通常抑制。在体细胞中端粒酶表达的失调可能参与肿瘤发生。在小鼠的研究表明,端粒酶还参与染色体修复,由于从头端粒重复序列的合成可在双链断裂发生。在该基因引起的常染色体显性先天性角化不良突变,并且也可以与再生障碍性贫血的某些情况下,相关联。 [由RefSeq的,2008年7月提供]
TERC基因(以及对应的蛋白质)的细胞分布位置:
TERC基因的本体(GO)信息:
疾病名称 | 关系值 | NofPmids | NofSnps | 来源 |
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis | 0.361085767 | 6 | 1 | BeFree_CLINVAR_CTD_human_ORPHANET |
Dyskeratosis Congenita | 0.271772138 | 25 | 0 | BeFree_CTD_human_GAD_LHGDN_ORPHANET |
Aplastic Anemia | 0.256988674 | 9 | 12 | BeFree_CLINVAR_CTD_human_GAD_LHGDN |
DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA, AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT | 0.241628651 | 6 | 17 | BeFree_CLINVAR_CTD_human |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 0.120271442 | 2 | 0 | BeFree_CTD_human |
Aplastic anemia, idiopathic | 0.120271442 | 1 | 0 | BeFree_ORPHANET |
Prostatic Neoplasms | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | CTD_human |
PULMONARY FIBROSIS AND/OR BONE MARROW FAILURE, TELOMERE-RELATED, 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 6 | CLINVAR |
Tongue Neoplasms | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | CTD_human |
Bone Marrow Diseases | 0.004734064 | 2 | 0 | GAD |
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