The JAK/STAT pathway positively regulates DPP signaling in the Drosophila germline stem cell niche

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 721-728

  Wang, Liwei ^a   Li, Zhouhua ^a   Cai, Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECAPENTAPLEGIC PROTEIN; JANUS KINASE; STAT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; JANUS KINASES; MALE; RECEPTORS, NOTCH; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 40849111730     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200711022     Document Type: Article

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