How could telomerase inhibitors be used to treat cancer? What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Cancer cells express a high level of telomerase. For this reason the cells can divide again and
again without the telomeres shrinking as occurs in normal cells. Therefore, if you could
inhibit telomerase in cancer cells they may die after a number of divisions and not be
immortal. However, there is some danger as mice without telomerase aged prematurely and
this could be a side-effect of treatment.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.