Stem cells track and maintain their cellular specialization state through epigenetic mechanisms
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SUPPORTED
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Extensive scientific literature confirms that stem cells rely heavily on epigenetic mechanisms—such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, and chromatin remodeling—to track, preserve, and maintain their cellular specialization and self-renewal states.
Evidence for · 5
Stem Cell Systems and Regeneration
2025 · cited by 24
Stem cell homeostasis and maintenance of potency across various states are critically regulated through intrinsic epigenetic and metabolic cues.
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More for · 4
Epigenetic Regulation of Drosophila Germline Stem Cell Maintenance and Differentiation
2021 · cited by 21
Epigenetic mechanisms govern the balance between preserving germline stem cell identity (stemness) and permitting differentiation.
Epigenetic Mechanisms: Role in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Lineage Commitment and Differentiation.
2017 · cited by 15
Epigenetic modifications directly shape hematopoietic stem cell developmental cascades, including the maintenance of self-renewal and lineage commitment.
Ptip safeguards the epigenetic control of skeletal stem cell quiescence and potency in skeletogenesis.
2024 · cited by 11
Ptip safeguards the long-term maintenance, quiescence, and potency of skeletal stem cells through epigenetic and metabolic control.
Epigenetic regulation of embryonic ectoderm development in stem cell differentiation and transformation during ontogenesis
2023 · cited by 7
Polycomb repressive complex-mediated epigenetic modifications are indispensable for stem cell maintenance and lineage-specific differentiation.