title: Fate through fat: lipid metabolism determines stem cell division outcome.
abstract: Distinctive metabolism associated with particular cell states is increasingly being defined in normal and malignant cells. Ito et al. (2012) now show that fatty acid oxidation is associated with hematopoietic stem cells and determines whether they undergo symmetric or asymmetric cell division, driving a fundamental property of the stem cell state.
authors.affiliation: Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Stem Cell Institute and the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
authors.forename: Rushdia Zareen
authors.initials: RZ
authors.lastname: Yusuf
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Scadden