Symmetric and Asymmetric Division Models By Steven Reiner Separate and Unequal Video: Asymmetric cell division at work in the T-cellEqual and unequal division: How does the body produce the diversity in T-cell fates that are essential for immunity? The symmetric division model predicts that the fate of each naïve T-cell is determined by the cytokines the dendritic cell produces: one cell, one fate. The asymmetric division model predicts that two fates arise from a sing

Separate and Unequal Successful immunity requires an array of cell fates, which lymphocytes accomplish through asymmetric cell division. By Steven Reiner Symmetric and Asymmetric Division Models Video: Asymmetric cell division at work in the T-cell Survival in a dirty world hinges on our capacity to eliminate hundreds of potential infections over a lifetime. To accomplish this, our bodies use a confederation of cellular and noncellular defenses. Some cells,