Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10932602 Developmental Biology 2011 9 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We study how niche signals maintain stem cells. ► magu encodes an extracellular matrix protein expressed from niche cells. ► magu is specifically and directly required to maintain germline stem cell.s ► magu is an extracellular BMP modulator in the testis niche.
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magu is required for germline stem cell self-renewal through BMP signaling in the Drosophila testis
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