The challenge of identifying senescent cells
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There is currently no single marker that is unique for senescent cells.
“Unfortunately, there is currently no single marker that is unique for senescent cells.19”
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These markers are not universal, as some cell types express these markers at non-senescent stage.
“While these markers identify senescent cells in most of the biological contexts, they are not universal, as some cell types express these markers at non-senescent stage.7,19,21”
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- Gil, J.
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- MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Gil, Jesús
- ORCID
- Gil, Jesús
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- Nature Cell Biology
- Published
- 2023-10-26
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- 25
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1554-1556
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- 1465-7392 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4679
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
- Keywords
- cellular senescence, senescence markers, senescence-associated heterochromatin foci, senescence-associated secretory phenotype, emerging technologies
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