Changing places: a novel type of niche and stem cell coordination in the Drosophila ovary.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
The Drosophila ovary has been a favorite model for the study of stem cells within their niche. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Nystul and Spradling (2007) study somatic stem cells within a novel kind of niche and reveal the complexity and coordination of stem cell behavior.
Medical subject headings
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Epithelial Cells
- Ovarian Follicle
- Stem Cells