Stem cells: The cell that does it all

Simona Chera; Fabian Rentzsch

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.039

Stem cells: The cell that does it all

Curr Biol. 2023 Jun 5;33(11):R434-R436. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.039.

Authors

Simona Chera¹, Fabian Rentzsch²

Affiliations

¹ Center for Diabetes Research, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, 5021 Bergen, Norway.
² Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, 5008 Bergen, Norway. Electronic address: Fabian.Rentzsch@uib.no.

PMID: 37279662
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.04.039

Abstract

How do animals replace all their worn-out cells to maintain their tissues? A new study shows that, in the cnidarian Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus, a single adult stem cell is sufficient to generate the entire repertoire of somatic and germ line cells.

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MeSH terms

Adult Stem Cells*
Animals
Hydrozoa*
Stem Cells