Stemness and Differentiation: A Systemic View

A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Cell Biology".

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During recent years, several studies have demonstrated the key role of the metabolic network in the regulation of gene and epigenetic patterns in the course of self-renewal and differentiation processes. The impact of metabolomics on the remodeling of chromatin and on the regulation of epigenetic expression represents a current topic with new challenges for modern cell biology. In future, more emphasis should be given to the complexity elements linking network hubs during genetic, epigenetic, and metabolic rewiring that accompanies the various steps of cell differentiation. This Special Issue invites original research papers and reviews that cover both modeling and significant experimental advances in uncovering the relationships among the three key networks of life, namely, the metabolic, genetic, and epigenetic networks.

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Dr. Nicola Pacini
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Keywords

  • stem cells 
  • self-renewal 
  • differentiation 
  • metabolomics 
  • epigenomics 
  • genomics 
  • complex networks 
  • statistical mechanics 
  • probability

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Concept Paper
Whole Organism Model to Study Molecular Mechanisms of Differentiation and Dedifferentiation
by Areeba Anwar, Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui and Naveed Ahmed Khan
Biology 2020, 9(4), 79; https://doi.org/10.3390/biology9040079 - 17 Apr 2020
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Cancer recurrence has remained a significant challenge, despite advances in therapeutic approaches. In part, this is due to our incomplete understanding of the biology of cancer stem cells and the underlying molecular mechanisms. The phenomenon of differentiation and dedifferentiation (phenotypic switching) is not [...] Read more.
Cancer recurrence has remained a significant challenge, despite advances in therapeutic approaches. In part, this is due to our incomplete understanding of the biology of cancer stem cells and the underlying molecular mechanisms. The phenomenon of differentiation and dedifferentiation (phenotypic switching) is not only unique to stem cells but it is also observed in several other organisms, as well as evolutionary-related microbes. Here, we propose the use of a primitive eukaryotic unicellular organism, Acanthamoeba castellanii, as a model to study the molecular mechanisms of cellular differentiation and dedifferentiation. Full article
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