Niche-independent symmetrical self-renewal of a mammalian tissue stem cell.

Pluripotent mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells multiply in simple monoculture by symmetrical divisions. In vivo, however, stem cells are generally thought to depend on specialised cellular microenvironments and to undergo predominantly asymmetric divisions. Ex vivo expansion of pure populations of tiss...

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Main Authors: Luciano Conti, Steven M Pollard, Thorsten Gorba, Erika Reitano, Mauro Toselli, Gerardo Biella, Yirui Sun, Sveva Sanzone, Qi-Long Ying, Elena Cattaneo, Austin Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2005-09-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030283