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Prelamin A causes progeria through cell-extrinsic mechanisms and prevents cancer invasion.
Nature communications - 1 Jan 2013
de la Rosa Jorge, Freije José M P, Cabanillas Rubén, Osorio Fernando G, Fraga Mario F, Fernández-García M Soledad, Rad Roland, Fanjul Víctor, Ugalde Alejandro P, Liang Qi, Prosser Haydn M, Bradley Allan, Cadiñanos Juan, López-Otín Carlos
Abstract excerpt
Defining the relationship between ageing and cancer is a crucial but challenging task. Mice deficient in Zmpste24, a metalloproteinase mutated in human progeria and involved in nuclear prelamin A maturation, recapitulate multiple features of ageing. However, their short lifespan and serious cell-...
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