Senescence and cancer—role and therapeutic opportunities

CA Schmitt, B Wang, M Demaria - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2022 - nature.com
Cellular senescence is a state of stable, terminal cell cycle arrest associated with various
macromolecular changes and a hypersecretory, pro-inflammatory phenotype. Entry of cells …

Should mutant TP53 be targeted for cancer therapy?

Z Wang, A Strasser, GL Kelly - Cell Death & Differentiation, 2022 - nature.com
Mutations in the TP53 tumour suppressor gene are found in~ 50% of human cancers [,,,,–].
TP53 functions as a transcription factor that directly regulates the expression of~ 500 genes …

Ketogenic diet induces p53-dependent cellular senescence in multiple organs

SJ Wei, JR Schell, ES Chocron, M Varmazyad, G Xu… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
A ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that leads to the generation of
ketones. While KDs improve certain health conditions and are popular for weight loss …

cGAS surveillance of micronuclei links genome instability to innate immunity

KJ Mackenzie, P Carroll, CA Martin, O Murina… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
DNA is strictly compartmentalized within the nucleus to prevent autoimmunity; despite this,
cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS), a cytosolic sensor of double-stranded DNA, is activated …

p53 modifications: exquisite decorations of the powerful guardian

Y Liu, O Tavana, W Gu - Journal of molecular cell biology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The last 40 years have witnessed how p53 rose from a viral binding protein to a central
factor in both stress responses and tumor suppression. The exquisite regulation of p53 …

Pharmacological reactivation of p53 in the era of precision anticancer medicine

A Tuval, C Strandgren, A Heldin… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract p53, which is encoded by the most frequently mutated gene in cancer, TP53, is an
attractive target for novel cancer therapies. Despite major challenges associated with this …

Loss-of-function but not gain-of-function properties of mutant TP53 are critical for the proliferation, survival, and metastasis of a broad range of cancer cells

Z Wang, M Burigotto, S Ghetti, F Vaillant, T Tan… - Cancer …, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
Mutations in the tumor suppressor TP53 cause cancer and impart poor chemotherapeutic
responses, reportedly through loss-of-function, dominant-negative effects and gain-of …

Tumor suppressor p53 and metabolism

J Liu, C Zhang, W Hu, Z Feng - Journal of molecular cell biology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract p53 plays a key role in tumor suppression. The tumor suppressive function of p53
has long been attributed to its ability to induce apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and senescence …

Unravelling mechanisms of p53-mediated tumour suppression

KT Bieging, SS Mello, LD Attardi - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract p53 is a crucial tumour suppressor that responds to diverse stress signals by
orchestrating specific cellular responses, including transient cell cycle arrest, cellular …

[HTML][HTML] Programmed cell senescence during mammalian embryonic development

D Muñoz-Espín, M Cañamero, A Maraver… - Cell, 2013 - cell.com
Cellular senescence disables proliferation in damaged cells, and it is relevant for cancer
and aging. Here, we show that senescence occurs during mammalian embryonic …