Telomere-based crisis: functional differences between telomerase activation and ALT in tumor progression
Chang S, Khoo C, Naylor M, Maser R, DePinho R. Telomere-based crisis: functional differences between telomerase activation and ALT in tumor progression. Genes & Development 2003, 17: 88-100. PMID: 12514102, PMCID: PMC195968, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1029903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInk4a/Lung metastasesSubcutaneous tumorsTumor progressionTelomerase activationSubcutaneous tumor formationAdvanced human cancersTail vein injectionTelomere dysfunctionLate passagesMalignant endpointsTelomerase-independent alternative lengtheningImmunocompromised miceFunctional differencesCytogenetic profileMetastatic activityDysfunctionMetastasisCancer cell genomeTumor formationChromosomal aberrationsHuman cancersMarked increaseInitiated cellsMouse embryonic fibroblast cultures
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