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Abstract
Two formal models of clonal attenuation [Kirkwood, T. B. L. & Holliday, R. (1975) J. Theor. Biol. 53, 481-496; Shall, S. & Stein, W. D. (1979) J. Theor. Biol. 76, 219-231] are considered in the light of recent data on the changing distribution of replicative potential among individual cultured fibroblasts on subcloning. The experimental data [Smith, J. R., Pereira-Smith, O. & Good, P. I. (1977) Mech. Ageing Dev. 6, 283-286] are shown to contradict both models. A new model, compatible with the subcloning data, is proposed. This model involves a gradual increase in the probability of commitment during cell growth in culture and a small number (about seven) of divisions following commitment. The gradual increase in commitment probability is shown to be compatible with the gradual accumulation of a gene product subject to autogenous regulation.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID： 6941250 PMCID： PMC319047 DOI： 10.1073/pnas.78.1.333
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN： 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205