Early onset senescence occurs when fibroblasts lack the glutamate–cysteine ligase modifier subunit
Chen Y, Johansson E, Fan Y, Shertzer HG, Vasiliou V, Nebert DW, Dalton TP. Early onset senescence occurs when fibroblasts lack the glutamate–cysteine ligase modifier subunit. Free Radical Biology And Medicine 2009, 47: 410-418. PMID: 19427898, PMCID: PMC2773044, DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2009.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylcysteineAnimalsBeta-GalactosidaseCell Culture TechniquesCell CycleCell Growth ProcessesCellular SenescenceCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p21DNA DamageFemaleFetusFibroblastsFree Radical ScavengersGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutathioneMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPregnancyProtein SubunitsReactive Oxygen SpeciesTumor Suppressor Protein p53ConceptsGlutamate-cysteine ligasePremature senescenceCellular redox environmentCellular antioxidant glutathionePrimary murine fibroblastsSenescence-associated beta-galactosidase activityCell cycle arrestInduction of p53Beta-galactosidase activityPrevents premature senescenceCatalytic subunitCellular senescenceGrowth arrestGlutamate cysteine ligase modifierModifier subunitP21 proteinPhysiological roleSenescenceDNA damageRedox environmentCycle arrestMurine fibroblastsGSH synthesisN-acetylcysteine increasesPrimary cells