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Spt4 drives cellular senescence by activating non-coding RNA transcription in ribosomal RNA gene clusters
Masaaki Yokoyama, Mariko Sasaki, Takehiko Kobayashi
This study identifies Spt4 as a factor that accelerates cellular senescence by promoting non-coding RNA transcription in rDNA clusters, leading to genomic instability and reduced lifespan in yeast.
DOI 10.1101/2022.04.22.488906