Trade-off between reducing mutational accumulation and increasing commitment to differentiation determines tissue organization

Autor: Márton Demeter, Imre Derényi, Gergely J. Szöllősi
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29004-1
Popis: The observation that tissues that undergo more stem cell divisions are less prone to develop cancer presents a paradox as these tissues should have more opportunity to accumulate cancer-causing mutations. Here, the authors present a solution to the paradox by showing how hierarchical tissues can maintain low cancer incidence by balancing mutation accumulation and the cells’ commitment to differentiation.
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