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gone early, a novel germline factor, ensures the proper size of the stem cell precursor pool in the Drosophila ovary.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Matsuoka Shinya, Gupta Swati, Suzuki Emiko, Hiromi Yasushi, Asaoka Miho
Abstract excerpt
In order to sustain lifelong production of gametes, many animals have evolved a stem cell-based gametogenic program. In the Drosophila ovary, germline stem cells (GSCs) arise from a pool of primordial germ cells (PGCs) that remain undifferentiated even after gametogenesis has initiated. The decision of PGCs to differentiate or remain undifferentiated is regulated by somatic stromal cells: specifically, epidermal...
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