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Sensing the Breaks: Cytosolic Chromatin in Senescence and Cancer.
Trends in molecular medicine - 1 Dec 2017
Di Micco Raffaella
Abstract excerpt
Cellular senescence constitutes a stable growth arrest characterized by DNA damage response (DDR) activation and by the senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). SASP, through its paracrine effects, stimulates the immune system for senescence eradication. Similarly, chemotherapy-treated cancers activate an interferon-mediated response to induce anti-tumor immunity. Recent studies now uncover a new role...
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