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Genotoxic Agents: An Unexpected Effect on Healthy Epithelia.

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DNA cross-linking agents are common chemotherapeutics for cancer treatment, but their effect on normal cells is largely unknown. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Seldin and Macara (2020) show that… Click to show full abstract

DNA cross-linking agents are common chemotherapeutics for cancer treatment, but their effect on normal cells is largely unknown. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Seldin and Macara (2020) show that such compounds induce epithelial hyperplasia and stem cell fate mis-specification in a non-cell-autonomous manner via inflammasome activation in dermal fibroblasts.

Keywords: unexpected effect; genotoxic agents; healthy epithelia; effect; agents unexpected; effect healthy

Journal Title: Developmental cell
Year Published: 2020

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