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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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Reversal of Senescence in Mouse Fibroblasts through Lentiviral Suppression of p53

TL;DR: It is shown that suppression of p53 expression in senescent MEFs leads to rapid cell cycle re-entry, is associated with loss of expression of senescence-associated genes, and leads to immortalization.
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INK4a-deficient human diploid fibroblasts are resistant to RAS-induced senescence.

TL;DR: It is found that in human fibroblasts, ARF is not induced demonstrably by RAS, pointing to significant differences between the proliferative barriers implemented by the CDKN2A locus in different cell types or species.
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p16 INK4a can initiate an autonomous senescence program.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a sustained period of p16INK4a expression is sufficient in this setting to impose a durable block to cell proliferation and that this state becomes independent of p 16INK 4a expression, hypophosphorylation of pRB, or a strict G1 arrest.
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