Using Channels to Probe Mammalian Cell Size Homeostasis

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Channel: Cell Press · 2017 · Science & Technology

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Wu and colleagues use channel-assisted cell reshaping to examine cell size homeostasis in mammalian cells. They find that cells use either constant net growth or a size checkpoint dependent on the birth size of the cell.  The video shows GFP-expressing cells entering channels and dividing.

Giulia Varsano, Yuedi Wang, and Min Wu (2017). Probing Mammalian Cell Size Homeostasis by Channel-Assisted Cell Reshaping. Cell Reports 20.

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