Term Name: telomerase activity
Synonyms: telomerase RNA reverse transcriptase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: a 2'-deoxyribonucleoside 5'-triphosphate + DNA(n) = diphosphate + DNA(n+1) using an internal RNA template that encodes the telomeric repeat sequence.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0003720]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: template for synthesis of G-rich strand of telomere DNA activity
is a type of: RNA-directed DNA polymerase activity
inverse has_part: telomere formation via telomerase telomere maintenance via telomerase
negatively regulated by: telomerase inhibitor activity