2005
The Division of Drosophila Germline Stem Cells and Their Precursors Requires a Specific Cyclin
Wang Z, Lin H. The Division of Drosophila Germline Stem Cells and Their Precursors Requires a Specific Cyclin. Current Biology 2005, 15: 328-333. PMID: 15723793, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimordial germ cellsGSC divisionG2 cyclinsDrosophila germline stem cellsCyclin BGermline stem cellsCell-autonomous functionSpecific cell cycle regulatorsStem cell biologyStem cell cycleStem cellsCell cycle regulatorsSomatic lineagesFemale GSCsMutant defectsB cyclinsRedundant rolesSpecific cyclinsCell biologyDistinct functionsCycle regulatorsCell cycleGerm cellsCycBCyclin A
2004
Germline stem cells in the Drosophila ovary descend from pole cells in the anterior region of the embryonic gonad
Asaoka M, Lin H. Germline stem cells in the Drosophila ovary descend from pole cells in the anterior region of the embryonic gonad. Development 2004, 131: 5079-5089. PMID: 15459101, DOI: 10.1242/dev.01391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline stem cellsPrimordial germ cellsEmbryonic gonadsOnset of oogenesisSomatic cellsNiche cellsGSC fatePole cellsStem cellsSpecific somatic cellsStem cell biologyTissue stem cellsDE-cadherinLarval gonadsPGC proliferationCell biologyLate larvalAdult ovariesOogenesisGerm cellsDrosophilaGonadsNanos Maintains Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal by Preventing Differentiation
Wang Z, Lin H. Nanos Maintains Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal by Preventing Differentiation. Science 2004, 303: 2016-2019. PMID: 14976263, DOI: 10.1126/science.1093983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline stem cellsPrimordial germ cellsGermline cystsStem Cell Self-RenewalTranslational repressor NanosCell Self-RenewalStem cellsDrosophila ovaryGene regulationExtrinsic signalingPrecocious entrySelf-RenewalGerm cellsCell typesDifferentiation factorCellsCystoblastsOogenesisSignalingDifferentiationRegulationOvariesTranslation