SCIENCE CHINA PRESS IMAGE: TERC INHIBITS PD-L1 EXPRESSION AND AVOIDS CANCER IMMUNE ESCAPE CREDIT: ©SCIENCE CHINA PRESS TERC is a lncRNA with 451nt that functions as the template for telomerase during telomere lengthening. Several studies showed that TERC also functions as a lncRNA independent of telomerase, such as anti-apoptosis and regulates DNA damage response (Gazzaniga...