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SUBMITTER: Shalini S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3392626 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shalini S S Dorstyn L L Wilson C C Puccini J J Ho L L Kumar S S
Cell death and differentiation 20120217 8
Caspase-2 has been implicated in apoptosis and in non-apoptotic processes such as cell cycle regulation, tumor suppression and ageing. Using caspase-2 knockout (casp2(-/-)) mice, we show here that the putative anti-ageing role of this caspase is due in part to its involvement in the stress response pathway. The old casp2(-/-) mice show increased cellular levels of oxidized proteins, lipid peroxides and DNA damage, suggesting enhanced oxidative stress. Furthermore, murine embryonic fibroblasts fr ...[more]