Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Cell Growth

Cell growth refers to the increase in cell mass and size and, in the context of proliferating populations, to the expansion of cell number through repeated rounds of growth and division. At the single-cell level it depends on coordinated biosynthesis of proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, supported by nutrient upta…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 22× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Cell growth refers to the increase in cell mass and size and, in the context of proliferating populations, to the expansion of cell number through repeated rounds of growth and division. At the single-cell level it depends on coordinated biosynthesis of proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, supported by nutrient uptake and metabolic flux, and is governed by growth-factor signaling, nutrient-sensing pathways, and cell-cycle regulators that couple biomass accumulation to division. Tight control of growth is essential for normal development, tissue homeostasis, and repair, ensuring that cells enlarge and replicate only when appropriate signals are present. Loss of this control is a defining feature of cancer, in which transcription factors, oncogenic signaling, and tumor-suppressor inactivation drive sustained, dysregulated growth and proliferation; consequently, cell-growth assays are widely used to characterize tumor biology and to evaluate the effects of candidate agents and experimental treatments on cell-line and organ-culture systems. Growth dynamics are also studied in non-malignant contexts such as plant and follicular cultures. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research in cell and molecular biology addressing growth and proliferation, including transcription-factor requirements for cancer-cell proliferation, gene regulation in tumor formation, cell-line and organ-culture biomarker studies, estrogenic and hormonal effects on growth, and assessments of growth in diverse experimental culture systems.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2019

Genes in Tumor Formation

Exact topic Hematology and Oncology Research Cited by 2 doi:10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-19-2986

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 22 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Cell Growth, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Cell.

Journal editorial board
Faiz Ul Amin · Korea, Democratic People's Rep Yuping Li · United States Hong WAN · United Kingdom

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