Defining determinants of asymmetric cell division: the role of nuclear lamina

  • Potsi, Diana-Maria
  • Πότση, Ντιάνα-Μαρία
Publication date
January 2017
Publisher
National Documentation Centre (EKT)

Abstract

The asymmetric cell division constitutes a fundamental biological process through which pluripotentstem cells or progenitor cells can both divide (through mitosis) to produce more stem cells anddifferentiate into all the specialized cells - ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm. This kind of divisionhas been thoroughly investigated in evolutionarily simple organisms. However, some critical queriesconcerning the higher species remain unanswered.This thesis refers to such a query focusing on possible asymmetries in the nuclear lamina, adense fibrillar network on the surface of the nucleus that affects the architecture of the organelle and seems to participate in the control of gene expression in all metazoans. In the experiments weconducted we used...

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nuclear envelopeAnatomical structure
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organelleProtein
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ectodermAnatomical structure
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B-typeMean of transportation
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mouseMammal
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cell cycleTelevision show
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plasmidChemical compound
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mesodermAnatomical structure
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geneOrganisation
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nuclear laminaBroadcaster
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endodermAnatomical structure
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