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Telomerase, Cell Immortality, and Cancer
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An important hallmark of cancer is aberrant growth control. Genetic changes that confer a growth advantage to the tumor cell are observed on numerous levels. Some of the best understood are mutations in proto-oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes that are linked to signal transduction pathways, cell cycle control, or cell-cell/cell-matrix interactions that regulate growth, movement, differentiation, survival, apoptosis, and genetic stability (Hartwell 1992; Weinberg 1992; Hunter 1993; Runger et al. 1994; Workman 1994). However, in addition to aberrant growth control, many cancer cells possess another important feature which distinguishes them from normal somatic cells: unlimited replicative capacity.
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- Harley, C. B., Kim, N. W., Prowse, K. R., Weinrich, S. L., Hirsch, K. S., West, M. D., Bacchetti, S., Hirte, H. W., Counter, C. M., Greider, C. W., Piatyszek, M. A., Wright, W. E., & Shay, J. W.
- Affiliations
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (US)
- Venue
- Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology
- Publisher
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
- Published
- 1994-01-01
- Volume
- 59
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- 0
- Pages
- 307-315
- ISSN
- 0091-7451 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-4456
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- W2064208421
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- posted content
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- en
- Open access
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- Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Medical Research Council
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
- Keywords
- telomerase, cell immortalization, cancer, tumor growth control, proto-oncogenes, tumor suppressor, signal transduction, cell cycle regulation, apoptosis, genetic stability
- MeSH terms
- Antineoplastic Agents, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, DNA Replication, Enzyme Inhibitors, Female, Humans, Male, Models, Biological, Neoplasms, Phenotype, Cellular Senescence, Telomerase
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