A quiet space during rush hour: Quiescence in primordial germ cells

Quiescence is a common character in stem cells. Low cellular activity in these cells may function to minimize the potential damaging effects of oxidative stress, reduce the number of cells needed for tissue replenishment, and as a consequence, perhaps occupy unique niches. Quiescent stem cells are f...

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Main Authors: Nathalie Oulhen, Gary Wessel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Stem Cell Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873506117302313
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description Quiescence is a common character in stem cells. Low cellular activity in these cells may function to minimize the potential damaging effects of oxidative stress, reduce the number of cells needed for tissue replenishment, and as a consequence, perhaps occupy unique niches. Quiescent stem cells are found in many adult human tissues, the hematopoietic stem cells are paradigmatic, and more recently it appears that stem cell of the germ line in many animals display quiescence characters. Here we explore the diversity of quiescence phenotypes in primordial germ cells, leveraging the diverse mechanisms of germ cell formation to extract evolutionary significance to common processes.
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spelling doaj.art-d868918d18204b27975dcf686dfe7fd02022-12-22T03:18:09ZengElsevierStem Cell Research1873-50611876-77532017-12-0125C29629910.1016/j.scr.2017.11.001A quiet space during rush hour: Quiescence in primordial germ cellsNathalie OulhenGary WesselQuiescence is a common character in stem cells. Low cellular activity in these cells may function to minimize the potential damaging effects of oxidative stress, reduce the number of cells needed for tissue replenishment, and as a consequence, perhaps occupy unique niches. Quiescent stem cells are found in many adult human tissues, the hematopoietic stem cells are paradigmatic, and more recently it appears that stem cell of the germ line in many animals display quiescence characters. Here we explore the diversity of quiescence phenotypes in primordial germ cells, leveraging the diverse mechanisms of germ cell formation to extract evolutionary significance to common processes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873506117302313
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