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Phys Biol ; 13(4): 046005, 2016 08 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27500377

ABSTRACT

The lengths of the telomere regions of chromosomes in a population of cells are modelled using a chemical master equation formalism, from which the evolution of the average number of cells of each telomere length is extracted. In particular, the role of the telomere-elongating enzyme telomerase on these dynamics is investigated. We show that for biologically relevant rates of cell birth and death, one finds a critical rate, R crit, of telomerase activity such that the total number of cells diverges. Further, R crit is similar in magnitude to the rates of mitosis and cell death. The possible relationship of this result to replicative immortality and its associated hallmark of cancer is discussed.


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Cell Proliferation , Cells/cytology , Cells/enzymology , Telomerase/metabolism , Telomere/physiology , Humans , Neoplasms/enzymology , Neoplasms/pathology
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