Self-renewal of stem cells.
Asymmetric division is one of the most fundamental characteristics of adult stem cells , which ensures one daughter cell maintains stem cell status and the other daughter cell becomes committed to differentiation. New data emerged recently that allow us to conclude that asymmetric division has another important aspect: it enables self-maintenance of stem cells.
N.K. Koltsov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences.
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