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Review
. 2000 Oct;10(5):529-35.
doi: 10.1016/s0959-437x(00)00123-4.

Genetic control of cell size

H Stocker  1 , E Hafen
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Review

Genetic control of cell size

H Stocker et al. Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2000 Oct.

Abstract

Over the past 25 years, the genetic control of cell size has mainly been addressed in yeast, a single-celled organism. Recent insights from Drosophila have shed light on the signalling pathways responsible for adjusting and maintaining cell size in metazoans. Evidence is emerging for a signalling cascade conserved in evolution that links external nutrient sources to cell size.

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