Cell biologists at the University of Toronto shed light on the very first step stem cells go through to turn into the specialized cells that make up organs. The findings published online in Genes & Development implicate the ability of proteins to hang around in cells — their stability — as a major factor in controlling a stem cell’s state, and in the decision to remain a stem cell or transform into a specialized cell.
Source: EurekaAlert, https://www.eurekalert.org