• Title of article

    Immortal Strands? Give Me a Break

  • Author/Authors

    Peter M. Lansdorp، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    هفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    4
  • From page
    1244
  • To page
    1247
  • Abstract
    The “immortal strand” hypothesis proposes that asymmetrically dividing stem cells selectively retain chromosomes containing “old” DNA to prevent accumulation of mutations. As I describe in this Essay, such a possibility seems unlikely. An alternative explanation is that asymmetric cell divisions and cell fate are codirected by epigenetic differences between sister chromatids.
  • Journal title
    CELL
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    CELL
  • Record number

    1018723