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[Cellular senescence and the myth of Janus].
Medecine sciences : M/S - 1 Mar 2012
Brondello Jean-Marc, Prieur Alexandre, Philipot Didier, Lemaitre Jean-Marc, Lenaers Guy, Piette Jacques, Dulić Vjekoslav
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Cellular senescence is, essentially, a permanent proliferation arrest induced by various cellular stresses or inappropriate stimuli. This arrest, which is associated with dramatic changes in cell morphology, metabolism and gene expression, involves a complex signalling network aiming at stable inactivation of CDKs, major cell cycle regulators. Notably, several tumour suppressors, such as p53, pRb or p16(Ink4a),...
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