title: Stem Cells Matter in Response to Fasting.
abstract: The molecular processes underlying intestinal adaptation to fasting and re-feeding remain largely uncharacterized. In this issue of Cell Reports, Richmond et al. report that dormant intestinal stem cells are regulated by PTEN and nutritional status.
authors.affiliation: Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.
authors.forename: Badi Sri
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Sailaja
authors.affiliation: Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA.
authors.forename: Xi C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66101, USA. Electronic address: lil@stowers.org.
authors.forename: Linheng
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines; D013234:Stem Cells