Piwi Is a Key Regulator of Both Somatic and Germline Stem Cells in the Drosophila Testis

The Piwi-piRNA pathway is well known for its germline function, yet its somatic role remains elusive. We show here that Piwi is required autonomously not only for germline stem cell (GSC) but also for somatic cyst stem cell (CySC) maintenance in the Drosophila testis. Reducing Piwi activity in the t...

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Main Authors: Jacob Gonzalez, Hongying Qi, Na Liu, Haifan Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124715005872