telomerase
/tuh-lom-uh-reys, ‐reyz/US // təˈlɒm əˌreɪs, ‐ˌreɪz //UK // (tɛˈlɒməˌreɪz) //
端粒酶,端粒脢,端粒体酶,端粒细胞
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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- : an enzyme, active chiefly in tumors and reproductive cells, that causes telomeres to lengthen: facilitates cell division and may account for the immortality of cancer cells.
Examples
Blasco takes these changes as evidence that TA-65 works by “turning on” telomerase.
But he says the pill can still activate telomerase in human cells in the lab—and the low potency helps to reduce safety concerns.
That life-giving source is the enzyme telomerase, which can actually lengthen telomeres.
TA-65, the new study claims, is a “telomerase activator”—that is, it turns on telomerase in cells.
Made from a Chinese root, TA-65 helps to activate telomerase, which rebuilds the strands.
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