端粒酶又称端聚酶 ,是近年国内外医学界研究热点 ,对肿瘤防治、诊断、延缓衰老都有密切关系。目前 ,对端粒酶的研究的重要进展可概括为 :端粒酶的发现及结构鉴定、分离纯化及基因克隆 ;端粒酶的功能及活性的研究 ;端粒酶的应用价值三个方面。1　端粒酶的发现及结构鉴定、分离纯 Telomerase, also known as telomerase, is a hot research field at home and abroad in recent years. It is closely related to tumor prevention, diagnosis and anti-aging. At present, the important progress in the study of telomerase can be summarized as follows: discovery and structure identification of telomerase, isolation and purification and gene cloning; the function and activity of telomerase; the application value of telomerase. 1 telomerase discovery and structure identification, separation of pure