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SWI/SNF regulates a transcriptional program that induces senescence to prevent liver cancer.
Genes & development - 1 Oct 2016
Tordella Luca, Khan Sadaf, Hohmeyer Anja, Banito Ana, Klotz Sabrina, Raguz Selina, Martin Nadine, Dhamarlingam Gopuraja, Carroll Thomas, González Meljem José Mario, Deswal Sumit, Martínez-Barbera Juan Pedro, García-Escudero Ramón, Zuber Johannes, Zender Lars, Gil Jesús
Abstract excerpt
Oncogene-induced senescence (OIS) is a potent tumor suppressor mechanism. To identify senescence regulators relevant to cancer, we screened an shRNA library targeting genes deleted in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Here, we describe how knockdown of the SWI/SNF component ARID1B prevents OIS and cooperates with RAS to induce liver tumors. ARID1B controls p16INK4a and p21CIP1a transcription but also regulates DNA...
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