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Kim. M.M., M.A. Rivera, I.L. Botchkina, R. Shalaby, A.D. Thor, and E.H. Blackburn. A low threshold level of expression of mutant-template telomerase RNA is sufficient to inhibit human tumor cell growth. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98:7982-7987 (2001).

Blackburn, E.H. Switching and signaling at the telomere. Cell. 106: 661-673 (2001).

Blackburn, E.H. Telomere states and cell fates. Nature 408 (6808): 53-56 (2000).

Prescott, J. and E.H. Blackburn. Telomerase: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 9: 368-373 (1999).

Smith, C.D. and E.H. Blackburn. Uncapping and deregulation of telomeres lead to detrimental cellular consequences in yeast. Journal of Cell Biology 145(2): 203-214 (1999).

Zhu, J., H. Wang, J. M. Bishop, and E. H. Blackburn. Telomerase extends the lifespan of virus transformed human cells without net telomere lengthening. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 96: 3723-3728 (1999).

Krauskopf, A. and E.H. Blackburn. Control of telomere growth by interactions of RAP1 with the most distal telomeric repeats. Nature 383: 354-357 (1999).

Prescott, J. and E.H. Blackburn. Functionally interacting telomerase RNAs in the yeast telomerase complex. Genes Dev. 11: 2790-2800 (1997).

Kirk, K.E., Harmon, B.P., Reichardt, I.K., Sedat, J.W. and E.H. Blackburn. Block in anaphase chromosome separation caused by a telomerase template mutation. Science 275: 1478 1481 (1997).

Greider, C.W. and E.H. Blackburn. Identification of a specific telomere terminal transferase activity in Tetrahymena extracts. Cell 43: 405-413 (1985).