Cell division symmetry control and cancer stem cells
- Stem cells including cancer stem cells (CSC) divide symmetrically or asymmetrically.
- Symmetric cell division makes two daughter cells of the same fate.
- Asymmetric cell division (ACD) produces daughter cells of different fates.
- Stem cells are capable of long-term self-renewal.
- ACD of stem cells increases the diversity of cell types during development.
- cancer stem cells (CSC) suggests that there is a hierarchy in cancer cells.
Well done!
ReplyDelete