gene: trt-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable DNA binding activity; metal ion binding activity; and telomerase RNA reverse transcriptase activity. Involved in telomere maintenance via telomerase. Predicted to be located in chromosome, telomeric region and nucleus. Used to study cancer. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including carcinoma (multiple); hematologic cancer (multiple); and urinary system cancer (multiple). Is an ortholog of human TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase).