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Hepatitis C virus Core protein overcomes stress-induced premature senescence by down-regulating p16 expression via DNA methylation
7 Feb 2012
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus Core plays a vital role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma; however, the mechanism is still controversial. Here, we show that Core overcomes premature senescence provoked by a reactive oxygen species inducer, H2O2, in human liver cells. For this effect, Core down-regulated levels of p16 via promoter hypermethylation and subsequently induced phosphorylation of Rb in the presence of...
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