Multicellular communities have an intrinsic mechanism that optimizes their structure and
function via cell–cell communication. One of the driving forces for such self‐organization of …

A conventional view of development is that cells cooperate to build an organism. However,
based on studies of Drosophila, it has been known for years that viable cells can be …

Cell competition is a context-dependent cell elimination via cell-cell interaction whereby unfit
cells ('losers') are eliminated from the tissue when confronted with fitter cells ('winners') …

Viable cells with reduced fitness are often eliminated by neighboring cells with greater
fitness. This phenomenon, called cell competition, is an important mechanism for …

Cell competition is a developmental phenomenon that allows the selection of healthier cells
in a developing tissue. In this process, cells with reduced fitness, conceivably due to harmful …

The growth and survival of cells within tissues can be affected by 'cell competition'between
different cell clones. This phenomenon was initially recognized between wild-type cells and …

Cellular communication is at the heart of animal development, and guides the specification
of cell fates, the movement of cells within and between tissues, and the coordinated …

Cell competition describes the process in which cells of greater fitness are capable of
sensing and instructing elimination of lesser fit mutant cells. Since its discovery in …

Cell-competitive interactions are widespread in nature and determine the outcome of a vast
variety of biological processes. A particular class of competitive interactions takes place …

Cell competition is a homeostatic process designed to remove from animal tissues viable
cells that are unfit, abnormal or malignant and that may compromise the general fitness or …