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ReviewWiley interdisciplinary reviews. Developmental biology

Control of adult stem cells in vivo by a dynamic physiological environment: diet-dependent systemic factors in Drosophila and beyond.

Elizabeth T Ables, Kaitlin M Laws, Daniela Drummond-Barbosa

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Review in Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Developmental biology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elizabeth T AblesDivision of Reproductive Biology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Kaitlin M Laws
Daniela Drummond-Barbosa
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

TRAINING IN AREAS FUNDAMENTAL TO CANCER RESEARCHT32CA009110 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MATUNIS, MICHAEL J., WEERARATNA, ASHANI T · 1985 to 2025
$13.1M
Nutrient Sensing in Adipocytes and the Control of Oogenesis in DrosophilaR01GM069875 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI DRUMMOND-BARBOSA, DANIELA · 2005 to 2020
$5.2M
Ecdysone signaling and the dietary control of oogenesis in DrosophilaF32GM086031 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI ABLES, ELIZABETH TWEEDIE · 2008 to 2009
$90k
NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009110NIGMS NIH HHS F32 GM086031NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM069875
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adult stem cells are inextricably linked to whole-body physiology and nutrient availability through complex systemic signaling networks. A full understanding of how stem cells sense and respond to dietary fluctuations will require identifying key systemic mediators, as well as elucidating how they are regulated and integrated with local and intrinsic factors across multiple tissues. Studies focused on the Drosophila germline have generated valuable insights into how stem cells are controlled by diet-dependent pathways, and increasing evidence suggests that diverse adult stem cell populations respond to nutrients through similar mechanisms. Systemic signals, including nutrients themselves and diet-regulated hormones such as Insulin/Insulin-like growth factor or steroid hormones, can directly or indirectly affect stem cell behavior by modifying local cell-cell communication or intrinsic factors. The physiological regulation of stem cells in response to nutritional status not only is a fascinating biological problem, but also has clinical implications, as research in this field holds the key to noninvasive approaches for manipulating stem cells in vivo. In addition, given the known associations between diet, stem cells, and cancer risk, this research may inspire novel anticancer therapies.

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Adult Stem CellsDietAnimalsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEcdysoneGerm CellsHumansInsulinMetabolic Networks and PathwaysDrosophila ProteinsEcdysoneInsulin

Identifiers

PMID23799567
PMCPMC3733242
OpenAlexW2113160211

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