Hh signalling is essential for somatic stem cell maintenance in the drosophila testis niche

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 125, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 2663-2669

  Michel, Marcus ^a   Kupinski, Adam P ^a   Raabe, Isabel ^a   Bökel, Christian ^a  

^a CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE THERAPIES DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell competition; Drosophila; Hh; Somatic stem cell niche; Testis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DROSOPHILA; HEDGEHOG; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL; TESTIS; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CROSS BREEDING; CYTOLOGY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ERINACEIDAE; MAMMALIA;

JANUS KINASE 1; SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; STAT PROTEIN;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CROSSES, GENETIC; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; HEDGEHOG PROTEINS; JANUS KINASE 1; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; STEM CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 84869110535     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: 14779137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/dev.075242     Document Type: Article

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