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Review
. 2019 Jan;21(1):94-101.
doi: 10.1038/s41556-018-0249-2. Epub 2019 Jan 2.

The dynamic nature of senescence in cancer

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The dynamic nature of senescence in cancer

Soyoung Lee et al. Nat Cell Biol. 2019 Jan.

Abstract

Cellular senescence is implicated in physiological and pathological processes spanning development, wound healing, age-related decline in organ functions and cancer. Here, we discuss cell-autonomous and non-cell-autonomous properties of senescence in the context of tumour formation and anticancer therapy, and characterize these properties, such as reprogramming into stemness, tissue remodelling and immune crosstalk, as far more dynamic than suggested by the common view of senescence as an irreversible, static condition.

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