Orienting Stem Cells

Yamashita et al had discovered that a new method of asymmetric cell division which is controlled by the stem cells of the Drosophila's testis by orienting the plane of their division. Wallenfang and Matunis comment that the study raises a number of intriguing questions on symmetric division in...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2003-09, Vol.301 (5639), p.1490-1491
Main Authors: Wallenfang, Matthew R., Matunis, Erika
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cellular biology
Centrosomes
Daughter cells
Daughters
Drosophila
Ecological genetics
Germ cells
Individualized Instruction
Insects
Metapopulation ecology
Mitotic spindle apparatus
Perspectives
Somatic cells
Stem cells
Testes
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Summary:Yamashita et al had discovered that a new method of asymmetric cell division which is controlled by the stem cells of the Drosophila's testis by orienting the plane of their division. Wallenfang and Matunis comment that the study raises a number of intriguing questions on symmetric division in male and female germline stem cells for further investigation.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.1090070