Cell size: Single cells illuminate the rules of cell size control

A new study uses Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to understand how cell size homeostasis emerges from stochastic individual cell behaviors within a population. The authors find that a simple power law model was a poor predictor of cell size regulation; rather, it is better explained by a modified threshol...

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Published in:Current biology 2023-12, Vol.33 (23), p.R1231-R1234
Main Author: Olson, Bradley J.S.C.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Cell Size
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii - physiology
Homeostasis
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Summary:A new study uses Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to understand how cell size homeostasis emerges from stochastic individual cell behaviors within a population. The authors find that a simple power law model was a poor predictor of cell size regulation; rather, it is better explained by a modified threshold model. A new study uses Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to understand how cell size homeostasis emerges from stochastic individual cell behaviors within a population. The authors find that a simple power law model was a poor predictor of cell size regulation; rather, it is better explained by a modified threshold model.
ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.045