Cell Size Linked to Commitment to Cell Division (IMAGE)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Cell Size Linked to Commitment to Cell Division

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As cells grow in size, concentrations of proteins critical to cell division increase, eventually saturating the binding sites and activating 200 genes involved in cell division.

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Rensselaer

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