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Nature 460, 44-45 (2 July 2009) | doi:10.1038/460044a; Published online 1 July 2009

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Cell biology: The not-so-odd couple

Sarah E. Millar1

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Actively dividing cells do so at a risk — with each division, chromosome ends tend to shorten. Pairing proteins that promote cell division with a chromosome-end repair factor is a smart way to solve this problem.

Embryonic development and homeostasis of adult tissues are regulated by a relatively small number of signalling pathways with astoundingly diverse functions. These include controlling the rate of cell division, regulating the differentiation of cells into organs with complex structures, and activating adult stem cells.

  1. Sarah E. Millar is in the Departments of Dermatology, and of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Pennsylvania, M8D Stellar-Chance Laboratories, 422 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia 19104, USA.
    Email: millars@mail.med.upenn.edu

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