Open AccessA Gutsy Way to Grow: Intestinal Stem Cells as Nutrient Sensors
Author(s) -
Abby Sarkar,
Konrad Hochedlinger
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2011.10.006
Subject(s) - biology , stem cell , microbiology and biotechnology , nutrient , nutrient sensing , ecology , signal transduction
Adult tissues can rapidly and reversibly change size to adapt to environmental and behavioral influences. In this issue, O'Brien et al. (2011) demonstrate that fly intestinal stem cells alter their division patterns in response to food availability to drive organ growth.
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