Key Stem Cell Switch Mechanism Decoded
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Decoding cell fate: Key mechanism in stem cell switch identified
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IMAGE: Confocal micrographs of mouse small intestine with the Red2Onco technology. With Red2Onco, the oncogenic mutant clones (Red clones), and normal or wild-type clones (Yellow or Cyan clones) can be labeled. view more
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Studies on cancer are limited by the threshold at which cellular transformations become clinically detectable. However, the very initial phase on the way to malignancy is histologically invisible, as the process originates from one single cell. In this early phase, a so-called seeding cell acquires an initial pro-cancerous mutation, also known as the first oncogenic hit , while being completely surrounded by normal tissue. To overcome the detection barrier, a team of researchers around IMBA group leader Bon-Kyoung Koo and University of Cambridge group leader Professor Benjamin D. Simons developed a laboratory system to dissect the pre-cancerous steps that remained under the radar up until present.