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Senescence comes of age

Nature Medicine volume 11, pages920–922(2005)Cite this article

Normal cells can respond to expression of activated oncogenes by initiating cellular senescence, a permanent state of proliferative arrest. But whether this process reflects a relevant anticancer mechanism has been debated. Several studies now show that oncogene-induced senescence can occur in vivo and provides a bona fide barrier to tumorigenesis.

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Figure 1: Oncogene-induced senescence in vivo.

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