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p53-mediated hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell competition.
Cell stem cell - 2 Apr 2010
Bondar Tanya, Medzhitov Ruslan
Abstract excerpt
Cell competition was originally described in Drosophila as a process for selection of the fittest cells. It is likely to play an important role in tissue homeostasis in all metazoans, but little is known about its role and regulation in mammals. By using genetic mosaic mouse models and bone marrow chimeras, we describe here a form of cell competition that selects for the least damaged cells. This competition is...
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