Conversion of Quiescent Niche Cells to Somatic Stem Cells Causes Ectopic Niche Formation in the Drosophila Testis

Adult stem cells reside in specialized regulatory microenvironments, or niches, where local signals ensure stem cell maintenance. The Drosophila testis contains a well-characterized niche wherein signals from postmitotic hub cells promote maintenance of adjacent germline stem cells and somatic cyst...

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Main Authors: Phylis Hétié, Margaret de Cuevas, Erika Matunis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124714002551