La telomerasa: una enzima con múltiples aplicaciones en la investigación del cáncer / Telomerase: an enzyme with multiple applications in cancer research

The telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme to which multiple functions have been attributed, the most important of these is the maintenance of the telomere which is related with cellular immortalization and cancer. 85 of human tumors have telomerase activity, that in normal cells goes undetected. These characteristics make the telomerase an attractive target for chemotherapy.