Stem Cell Competition for Niche Occupancy: Emerging Themes and Mechanisms

Competitiveness for the niche and mutual

Competitiveness for the niche and mutual dependence of the germline and somatic stem cells in the Drosophila testis are regulated by the JAK/STAT signaling

✍ Shree Ram Singh; Zhiyu Zheng; Hong Wang; Su-Wan Oh; Xiu Chen; Steven X. Hou 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 604 KB

## Abstract In many tissues, two or more types of stem cells share a niche, and how the stem cells coordinate their self‐renewal and differentiation is poorly understood. In the __Drosophila__ testis, germ line stem cells (GSCs) and somatic cyst progenitor cells (CPCs) contact each other and share