| Literature DB >> 17662938 |
Manuel Collado1, Maria A Blasco, Manuel Serrano.
Abstract
Cellular senescence, a state of irreversible growth arrest, can be triggered by multiple mechanisms including telomere shortening, the epigenetic derepression of the INK4a/ARF locus, and DNA damage. Together these mechanisms limit excessive or aberrant cellular proliferation, and so the state of senescence protects against the development of cancer. Recent evidence suggests that cellular senescence also may be involved in aging.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17662938 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.07.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582