telomerase RNA component (TERC)

Name: TERC
Description: telomerase RNA component
Orgname: Homo sapiens
Status: 0
CurrentID: 0
Chromosome: 3
GeneticSource: genomic
MapLocation: 3q26
OtherAliases: SCARNA19, TR, TRC3, hTR
OtherDesignations:
NomenclatureSymbol: TERC
NomenclatureName: telomerase RNA component
NomenclatureStatus: Official
TaxID: 9606
Mim:
GenomicInfo:
GeneWeight: 25045
Summary: 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]
ChrSort: 03
ChrStart: 169482397

UniProtein db: TERC UniProt protein knowledge database
Ensembl db: TERC Ensembl genome database

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