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The mitochondrial electron transport chain is dispensable for proliferation and differentiation of epidermal progenitor cells.
Stem cells (Dayton, Ohio) - 1 Sept 2011
Baris Olivier R, Klose Anke, Kloepper Jennifer E, Weiland Daniela, Neuhaus Johannes F G, Schauen Matthias, Wille Anna, Müller Alexander, Merkwirth Carsten, Langer Thomas, Larsson Nils-Göran, Krieg Thomas, Tobin Desmond J, Paus Ralf, Wiesner Rudolf J
Abstract excerpt
Tissue stem cells and germ line or embryonic stem cells were shown to have reduced oxidative metabolism, which was proposed to be an adaptive mechanism to reduce damage accumulation caused by reactive oxygen species. However, an alternate explanation is that stem cells are less dependent on specialized cytoplasmic functions compared with differentiated cells, therefore, having a high nuclear-to-cytoplasmic volume...
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