title: Germ Cells Need Folate to Proliferate.
abstract: In this issue of Developmental Cell, Chaudhari and colleagues (2016) use a novel method to create an in vitro proliferative cell line from tumorous C. elegans germ cells, and in the process discover that bacterial folates act as signals for proliferation, independent of their roles as vitamins.
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School, 373 Plantation Street, Room 319, Worcester, MA 01605, USA. Electronic address: amy.walker@umassmed.edu.
authors.forename: Amy K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017173:Caenorhabditis elegans / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005854:Germ Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005492:Folic Acid