All of the following cell types contain the enzyme telemerase which protects the length of telomeres at the end of chromosomes, except
Telomerase, also called telomere terminal transferase, is an enzyme made of protein and RNA subunits that elongates chromosomes by adding TTAGGG sequences to the end of existing chromosomes. Telomerase is found in fetal tissues, adult germ cells, and also tumor cells. Telomerase activity is regulated during development and has a very low, almost undetectable activity in somatic (body) cells. Because these somatic cells do not regularly use telomerase, they age. The result of aging cells is an aging body. If telomerase is activated in a cell, the cell will continue to grow and divide. This "immoal cell" theory is impoant in two areas of research: aging and cancer.
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Somatic
Hemopoietic
Tumor
Metabolism of nucleic acids