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p16INK4a-induced senescence is disabled by melanoma-associated mutations.
Aging cell - 1 Oct 2008
Haferkamp Sebastian, Becker Therese M, Scurr Lyndee L, Kefford Richard F, Rizos Helen
Abstract excerpt
The p16(INK4a)-Rb tumour suppressor pathway is required for the initiation and maintenance of cellular senescence, a state of permanent growth arrest that acts as a natural barrier against cancer progression. Senescence can be overcome if the pathway is not fully engaged, and this may occur when p16(INK4a) is inactivated. p16(INK4a) is frequently altered in human cancer and germline mutations affecting p16(INK4a)...
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