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ReviewNature reviews. Molecular cell biology2021

Translational control of stem cell function.

James A Saba, Kifayathullah Liakath-Ali, Rachel Green, Fiona M Watt

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Review in Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 111 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
111citing papers in PubMed
10.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

111 citing papers in PubMed, 185 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. The metabolic profiles of cancer stem cells.Stem cell research & therapy · 2026
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  15. Mechanometabolism instructs hematopoietic stem cell specification.The Journal of experimental medicine · 2026
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51 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

James A Saba *Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3453-8151
Kifayathullah Liakath-Ali *Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9047-7424
Rachel GreenDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. ragreen@jhmi.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9337-2003
Fiona M WattKing's College London Centre for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London, UK. fiona.watt@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-9151-5154
Howard Hughes Medical Institute · USGuy's Hospital · GBStanford University · US

Funding

Defining protein synthesis demands and specificities in multiple myelomaF30CA260910 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SABA, JAMES ANDREW · 2021 to 2023
$155k
Medical Research Council MR/K017047/1Medical Research Council MR/R015635/1NCI NIH HHS F30 CA260910
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Stem cells are characterized by their ability to self-renew and differentiate into many different cell types. Research has focused primarily on how these processes are regulated at a transcriptional level. However, recent studies have indicated that stem cell behaviour is strongly coupled to the regulation of protein synthesis by the ribosome. In this Review, we discuss how different translation mechanisms control the function of adult and embryonic stem cells. Stem cells are characterized by low global translation rates despite high levels of ribosome biogenesis. The maintenance of pluripotency, the commitment to a specific cell fate and the switch to cell differentiation depend on the tight regulation of protein synthesis and ribosome biogenesis. Translation regulatory mechanisms that impact on stem cell function include mTOR signalling, ribosome levels, and mRNA and tRNA features and amounts. Understanding these mechanisms important for stem cell self-renewal and differentiation may also guide our understanding of cancer grade and metastasis.

Indexed as

AnimalsHumansNeoplasmsProtein BiosynthesisRibosomesRNA, MessengerRNA, TransferSignal TransductionStem CellsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesRNA, MessengerRNA, TransferTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

Identifiers

PMID34272502
OpenAlexW3179871140

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