DNA replication is intrinsically hindered in terminally differentiated myotubes.

Terminally differentiated (TD) cells permanently exit the mitotic cycle while acquiring specialized characteristics. Although TD cells can be forced to reenter the cell cycle by different means, they cannot be made to stably proliferate, as attempts to induce their replication constantly result in c...

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Main Authors: Deborah Pajalunga, Eleonora M R Puggioni, Alessia Mazzola, Valentina Leva, Alessandra Montecucco, Marco Crescenzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2903488?pdf=render