| Literature DB >> 12232501 |
Ronan T Bree1, Catherine Stenson-Cox, Maura Grealy, Lucy Byrnes, Adrienne M Gorman, Afshin Samali.
Abstract
Cellular longevity refers to the lifespan of an individual cell. Normal cells have a finite lifespan and typically die by undergoing apoptosis, or enter into a state of irreversible growth arrest, termed replicative senescence, at the end of that lifespan. The lifespan of a cell is a balance between pro-survival/anti-apoptotic and pro-apoptotic death-promoting factors. The role of heat shock proteins, Bcl-2 family members, antioxidant molecules, and telomere length and telomerase activity in the regulation of apoptosis and replicative senescence, will be discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12232501 DOI: 10.1023/a:1016299812327
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biogerontology ISSN: 1389-5729 Impact factor: 4.277