Telomeres and telomerase : methods and protocols /

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Imprint:Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c2002.
Description:xi, 221 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:Methods in molecular biology ; v. 191
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) ; v. 191.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4698859
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Other authors / contributors:Double, John A.
Thompson, Michael J.
ISBN:089603657X (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • 1. Introduction to Telomeres and Telomerase
  • 2. Detection of Chromosome Ends by Telomere FISH
  • 3. Telomere Length Distribution: Digital Image Processing and Statistical Analysis
  • 4. Analysis of Telomerase RNA Gene Expression by In Situ Hybridization
  • 5. Relative Gene Expression in Normal and Tumor Tissue by Quantitative RT-PCR
  • 6. Quantitative Detection of Telomerase Components by Real-Time, Online RT-PCR Analysis with the LightCycler
  • 7. Standard TRAP Assay
  • 8. Stretch PCR Assay
  • 9. Fluorescent Detection of Telomerase Activity
  • 10. Nonradioactive Detection of Telomerase Activity Using a PCR-ELISA-Based Telomeric Repeat Amplification Protocol
  • 11. In Situ TRAP Assay Detection of Telomerase Activity in Cytological Preparations
  • 12. Biotinylated Primer for Detecting Telomerase Activity Without Amplification
  • 13. Whole-Cell and Microcell Fusion for the Identification of Natural Regulators of Telomerase
  • 14. Screening with COMPARE Analysis for Telomerase Inhibitors
  • 15. Telomerase as a Therapeutic Target: Therapeutic Potential of Telomerase Inhibitors
  • Index