Preview. Competition among stem cells gets sticky.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.stem.2009.10.006 and PMC identifier 2846513.
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Abstract
In a recent report in Science, Issigonis et al. (2009) demonstrate that an inhibitor of JAK-STAT signaling controls integrin-mediated niche adhesion in the Drosophila testis, thereby limiting competition between germline and somatic stem cells for niche space.