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Does size matter?

William A Wells. J Cell Biol. 2002.

Abstract

For 40 years, the debate has raged. Do mammalian cells monitor cell size when deciding whether to divide? More recent models suggest an indirect solution, but the field is far from reaching a final verdict.

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Figure 1.

Cells that start off G1 larger gain less mass during G1. Correlations such as this led Zetterberg to propose that size control applies in mammalian cells (see text). Zetterberg/Elsevier

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