GO cellular component ontology term - GO:0005697 - telomerase holoenzyme complex
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0005697
- Name
- telomerase holoenzyme complex
- Ontology or CV name
- GO cellular component
- Definition
- Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein enzyme complex, with a minimal catalytic core composed of a catalytic reverse transcriptase subunit and an RNA subunit that provides the template for telomeric DNA addition. In vivo, the holoenzyme complex often contains additional subunits.
