A link between mitochondria and tumor formation in stem cells

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Thu, 10/09/2008 - 23:00

(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Researchers report on a previously unknown relationship between stem cell potency and the metabolic rate of their mitochondria -- a cell's energy makers.

Stem cells with more active mitochondria also have a greater capacity to differentiate and are more likely to form tumors.

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