Stem cells on alert: priming quiescent stem cells after remote injury.

Malam, Zeenat; Cohn, Ronald D · Cell Stem Cell · 2014

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Abstract

A recent paper published by Rodgers et al. describes a novel phase of stem cell quiescence, termed GAlert, that serves to prime cells in response to injury-induced signals. These stem cells are located distal to the site of injury and require mTORC1 activity to elicit the alert response.

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