Dormancy

Dormant hematopoietic stem cells (dHSCs) are atop the hematopoietic hierarchy. The molecular identity of dHSCs and the mechanisms… Expand

Metastasis is the primary cause of death in cancer patients and current treatments fail to provide durable responses. Efforts to… Expand

Significance Both plants and animals make decisions in response to the environment to maximize their fitness. Plants use dormancy… Expand

Breast cancer is a systemic disease characterized by early dissemination of tumor cells to distant organs. In this foreign… Expand

Significance In many patients with cancer, some tumor cells tolerate conventional treatments and persist for years in an… Expand

Highlight Dormancy release by cold stratification depends on jasmonate biosynthesis in wheat grains 

Blood in healthy organisms is seen as a ‘sterile’ environment: it lacks proliferating microbes. Dormant or not-immediately… Expand

Seed dormancy has played a significant role in adaptation and evolution of seed plants. While its biological significance is… Expand

Perennial, temperate, C4 grasses, such as switchgrass and miscanthus have been tabbed as sources of herbaceous biomass for the… Expand

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are key players in the regulation of seed germination and dormancy. Although their regulated… Expand