Mechanically-driven stem cell separation in tissues caused by proliferating daughter cells

The homeostasis of epithelial tissue relies on a balance between the self-renewal of stem cell populations, cellular differentiation, and loss. Although this balance needs to be tightly regulated to avoid pathologies, such as tumor growth, the regulatory mechanisms, both cell-intrinsic and collectiv...

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Main Author: Johannes C. Krämer, Edouard Hannezo, Gerhard Gompper, Jens Elgeti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2024-04-01
Series:SciPost Physics
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.16.4.097