dedifferentiation
/(ˌ)dē-ˌdi-fə-ˌren-chē-ˈā-shən/ (ame, mw)
dedifferentiation — noun
1. a process in which cells or tissues lose the special form or job they had and re
a process in which cells or tissues lose the special form or job they had and return to a simpler state.
Ryo's team tracked dedifferentiation in skin cells around the burn.
dedifferentiation in + cells/tissue
Under the microscope, the roots showed dedifferentiation after the stem was cut.
showed dedifferentiation after injury
Doctors linked the tumor's rapid growth to dedifferentiation in the tissue.
In the damaged fin, dedifferentiation helped new cells form sooner.
Amani explained that dedifferentiation can happen before a plant grows new shoots.
- cellular reprogramming
broader term that can include several kinds of change in cell identity
- reversion
more general return to an earlier state; dedifferentiation is specific to loss of specialization
- differentiation
the process by which cells become more specialized
- specialization
development of a more fixed and specific function
文法句型
dedifferentiation in + cells/tissue
dedifferentiation of + cells
undergo dedifferentiation
用法筆記
Mostly used in biology and medicine, especially for cells near an injury or in a tumour. It often appears after verbs such as undergo, show, or trigger.