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In and Out: steroid hormone and chromatin remodelling factors in female Drosophila GSC

November 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Stem Cell

A latest article in Cell Stem Cell by Dr. Drummond-Barbosa Group in Vanderbilt University Medical Center, reports that the systemic factor ecdysone, a steroid hormone, and  ISWI / Nurf301 act together to regulate the female GSC self-renewal and proliferation independently of insulin signaling in Drosophila. It broadens our view of the mechanisms underlying GSC regulation [...]

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