obsolete viral-induced premature senescence true biological_process OBSOLETE. A cellular senescence process associated with the dismantling of a cell as a response to viral infection. GO:0090401 2011-01-05T02:37:57Z The reason for obsoletion is was not clearly defined. There is nothing in the literature that mentions this process; there are papers that mention viral proteins overcoming premature senescence, for example, PMID:22326283. tb