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. 2019 Oct 23;8(11):1306. doi: 10.3390/cells8111306

Figure 2.

Figure 2

The mtDNA replication trap. Tumour-initiating cells are frequently unable to complete differentiation. Consequently, they are trapped between a naïve and a differentiated state. However, some DNA demethylation agents act by resetting the epigenome and mtDNA copy number in these cells, which then allows for the cell to differentiate into its mature phenotype with both the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes acting in synchrony.