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Transcription Regulation of the Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (hTERT) Gene.
Review in Genes, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers.
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92 citing papers in PubMed, 149 citations in OpenAlex.
- Telomere maintenance mechanisms are activated in ganglioneuroblastoma and ganglioneuroma.Oncology letters · 2026Article
- Identification of TMEM115 as a tumor suppressor gene and clinical prognostic factor that influences TERT expression in pancreatic cancer.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Intelligent Thermo-Self-Limited Magnetothermia with Heat-Triggered TERT Silencing for Precision Synergetic Cancer Therapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- [Protein Expression Levels of the DCAF4-MEN1-hTERT Axis in Patients With Colon Adenocarcinoma and Their Relationship With Clinicopathological Characteristics and Prognosis].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026Article
- Telomeric Ends and Telomerase-Canonical and Non-Canonical Roles in Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis and Therapy Resistance.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Molecular alterations in the GATA-2, RUNX1, C/EBPα and hTERT genes in patients with aplastic anemia by MLPA.Genetics and molecular biology · 2026Article
- Quercetin combined with shTERT induces apoptosis in ovarian cancer via the P53/Bax pathway, and RGD-MSN/QR/shTERT nanoparticles enhance the therapeutic efficacy.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2025Article
- Bioinformatics analysis and experimental studies reveal KPNA2 as a novel biomarker of hepatocellular carcinoma progression and telomere maintenance.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Development of 3D Cell-Based Fluorescent Reporter Assay for Screening of Drugs Downregulating Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Telomere length and telomerase reverse transcriptase gene polymorphism as potential markers of complete chimerism and GvHD development after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2025Article
- Telomeres and telomerase in mesothelioma: Pathophysiology, biomarkers and emerging therapeutic strategies (Review).International journal of oncology · 2025Review
- 37 kDa LRP::FLAG enhances telomerase activity and reduces ageing markers in vivo.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025Article
- Caffeine Modulates Cell Death and Telomerase Activity in Triple-negative Breast Cancer Cells.International journal of molecular and cellular medicine · 2025Article
- Targeting telomere dynamics with plant-derived compounds: Molecular strategies against aging.Current research in pharmacology and drug discovery · 2025Review
- Iron-(Fe3+)-Dependent Reactivation of Telomerase Drives Colorectal Cancers.Cancer discovery · 2024Article
- Crosstalk between BER and NHEJ in XRCC4-Deficient Cells Depending on hTERT Overexpression.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- All-trans-retinoic acid modulates glycolysis via H19 and telomerase: the role of mir-let-7a in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells.BMC cancer · 2024Article
- Fyn-mediated phosphorylation of Menin disrupts telomere maintenance in stem cells.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024Article
- The regulations of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) in cancer.Cell death & disease · 2024Review
- Regulation of telomerase towards tumor therapy.Cell & bioscience · 2023Review
32 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Embryonic stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells have the ability to maintain their telomere length via expression of an enzymatic complex called telomerase. Similarly, more than 85%-90% of cancer cells are found to upregulate the expression of telomerase, conferring them with the potential to proliferate indefinitely. Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (TERT), the catalytic subunit of telomerase holoenzyme, is the rate-limiting factor in reconstituting telomerase activity in vivo. To date, the expression and function of the human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase (hTERT) gene are known to be regulated at various molecular levels (including genetic, mRNA, protein and subcellular localization) by a number of diverse factors. Among these means of regulation, transcription modulation is the most important, as evident in its tight regulation in cancer cell survival as well as pluripotent stem cell maintenance and differentiation. Here, we discuss how hTERT gene transcription is regulated, mainly focusing on the contribution of trans-acting factors such as transcription factors and epigenetic modifiers, as well as genetic alterations in hTERT proximal promoter.
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