Germline Evolution: Sequestered Cells or Immortal Strands?

Duur K Aanen

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.033

Germline Evolution: Sequestered Cells or Immortal Strands?

Curr Biol. 2019 Aug 19;29(16):R799-R801. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.033.

Author

Duur K Aanen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Plant Sciences, Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, Netherlands. Electronic address: duur.aanen@wur.nl.

PMID: 31430477
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.07.033

Abstract

Mutation accumulation in long-lived fairy-ring mushrooms is orders of magnitude lower than predicted based on per-cell division mutation rates in other organisms. A possible explanation is the maintenance of 'immortal' template-DNA in the active periphery of the fairy ring.

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MeSH terms

Chromosome Segregation*
DNA Replication
Germ Cells
Marasmius*
Stem Cells