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The role of cell location and spatial gradients in the evolutionary dynamics of colon and intestinal crypts.
Biology direct - 23 Aug 2016
Shahriyari Leili, Komarova Natalia L, Jilkine Alexandra
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Colon and intestinal crypts serve as an important model system for adult stem cell proliferation and differentiation. We develop a spatial stochastic model to study the rate of somatic evolution in a normal crypt, focusing on the production of two-hit mutants that inactivate a tumor suppressor gene. We investigate the effect of cell division pattern along the crypt on mutant production, assuming that...
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