"Cell Plasticity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The ability of a cell to change its PHENOTYPE in response to changes in the environment.
| Descriptor ID |
D000066670
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G04.356.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Cell Plasticity- Cell Plasticity
- Cell Plasticities
- Plasticities, Cell
- Plasticity, Cell
- Cellular Plasticity
- Cellular Plasticities
- Plasticities, Cellular
- Plasticity, Cellular
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cell Plasticity" by people in Profiles.
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m6A mRNA methylation regulates pancreatic a-cell plasticity. Nat Metab. 2026 Sep; 8(9):1948-1970.
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Dendritic Cells in the Gastrointestinal System: Division of Labor, Plasticity, and Niche-Specific Adaptation. Immunol Rev. 2026 Jan; 337(1):e70090.
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CUX1 restrains latent hematopoietic stem cell plasticity by suppressing stem cell-intrinsic inflammatory pathways. Blood. 2025 Dec 11; 146(24):2914-2930.
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Tumor-initiating stem cells fine-tune the plasticity of neutrophils to sculpt a protective niche. Cancer Cell. 2026 Jan 12; 44(1):94-111.e11.
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Macrophage plasticity and glucose metabolism: the role of immunometabolism in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Clin Sci (Lond). 2025 10 01; 138(19).
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Cell type-specific efferocytosis determines functional plasticity of alveolar macrophages. Sci Immunol. 2025 05 02; 10(107):eadl3852.
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Uterine organoids reveal insights into epithelial specification and plasticity in development and disease. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Feb 04; 122(5):e2422694122.
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Archetype tasks link intratumoral heterogeneity to plasticity and cancer hallmarks in small cell lung cancer. Cell Syst. 2022 09 21; 13(9):690-710.e17.
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Compartments and Connections Within the Germinal Center. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:659151.
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Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2020 06; 21(6):341-352.