Intestinal stem cells count to eight divisions to maintain cell ratios
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TL;DR - Fly intestinal stem cells maintain cell-type ratios through a division-counting program: eight rounds produce absorptive cells, followed by one round producing secretory cells.
- The study examines stem-cell behavior in the fly gut.
- Division count determines which cell type is produced.
- The eight-to-one schedule preserves the balance between absorptive and secretory cells.
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TL;DR - Fly intestinal stem cells maintain cell-type ratios through a division-counting program: eight rounds produce absorptive cells, followed by one round producing secretory cells.
- The study examines stem-cell behavior in the fly gut.
- Division count determines which cell type is produced.
- The eight-to-one schedule preserves the balance between absorptive and secretory cells.