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Rb-mediated heterochromatin formation and silencing of E2F target genes during cellular senescence.

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A distinct heterochromatic structure that accumulates in senescent human fibroblasts is described, which is designated senescence-associated heterochROMatic foci (SAHF) and is associated with the stable repression of E2F target genes.
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This article is published in Cell.The article was published on 2003-06-13 and is currently open access. It has received 2055 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Senescence-associated heterochromatin focus & E2F.

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Cellular senescence: when bad things happen to good cells

TL;DR: Understanding the causes and consequences of cellular senescence has provided novel insights into how cells react to stress, especially genotoxic stress, and how this cellular response can affect complex organismal processes such as the development of cancer and ageing.
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The Senescence-Associated Secretory Phenotype: The Dark Side of Tumor Suppression

TL;DR: A senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP) is acquired that turns senescent fibroblasts into proinflammatory cells that have the ability to promote tumor progression.
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Senescent Cells, Tumor Suppression, and Organismal Aging: Good Citizens, Bad Neighbors

TL;DR: The senescence response may be antagonistically pleiotropic, promoting early-life survival by curtailing the development of cancer but eventually limiting longevity as dysfunctional senescent cells accumulate.
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BRAFE600-associated senescence-like cell cycle arrest of human naevi

TL;DR: It is shown that sustained BRAFV600E expression in human melanocytes induces cell cycle arrest, which is accompanied by the induction of both p16INK4a and senescence-associated acidic β-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) activity, a commonly usedsenescence marker.
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Aging, Cellular Senescence, and Cancer

TL;DR: The idea that, despite seemingly opposite characteristics, the degenerative and hyperplastic pathologies of aging are at least partly linked by a common biological phenomenon: a cellular stress response known as cellular senescence is discussed.
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DNA damage is able to induce senescence in tumor cells in vitro and in vivo.

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