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Spindle orientation bias in gut epithelial stem cell compartments is lost in precancerous tissue.
Cell stem cell - 5 Feb 2010
Quyn Aaron J, Appleton Paul L, Carey Francis A, Steele Robert J C, Barker Nick, Clevers Hans, Ridgway Rachel A, Sansom Owen J, Näthke Inke S
Abstract excerpt
The importance of asymmetric divisions for stem cell function and maintenance is well established in the developing nervous system and the skin; however, its role in gut epithelium and its importance for tumorigenesis is still debated. We demonstrate alignment of mitotic spindles perpendicular to...
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