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Abstract
Establishing and maintaining cell fate in the right place at the right time is a key requirement for normal tissue maintenance. Stem cells are at the core of this process. Understanding how stem cells balance self-renewal and production of differentiating cells is key for understanding the defects that underpin many diseases. Both, external cues from the environment and cell intrinsic mechanisms can control the outcome of stem cell division. The role of the orientation of stem cell division has emerged as an important mechanism for specifying cell fate decisions. Although, the alignment of cell divisions can dependent on spatial cues from the environment, maintaining stemness is not always linked to positioning of stem cells in a particular microenvironment or `niche'. Alternate mechanisms that could contribute to cellular memory include differential segregation of centrosomes in asymmetrically dividing cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 116-123 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology |
Volume | 34 |
Early online date | 5 Mar 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- spindle orientation
- centrosome segregation
- Stem cells
- asymmetric cell division
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- 2 Finished
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Recycling Polarity - Mechanisms Controlling Stem Cell Polarity in Consecutive Divisions in the Developing Drosophila Central Nervous System (Sir Henry Dale Fellowship)
Januschke, J. (Investigator) & Storey, K. (Investigator)
1/02/13 → 30/11/21
Project: Research
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Strategic Award: Wellcome Trust Technology Platform
Blow, J. (Investigator), Lamond, A. (Investigator) & Owen-Hughes, T. (Investigator)
1/01/13 → 30/09/18
Project: Research