Rbf Regulates Drosophila Spermatogenesis via Control of Somatic Stem and Progenitor Cell Fate in the Larval Testis

Nicole Dominado; John E La Marca; Nicole A Siddall; James Heaney; Mai Tran; Yu Cai; Fengwei Yu; Hongyan Wang; W Gregory Somers; Leonie M Quinn; Gary R Hime

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Rbf Regulates Drosophila Spermatogenesis via Control of Somatic Stem and Progenitor Cell Fate in the Larval Testis

Nicole Dominado, John E La Marca, Nicole A Siddall, James Heaney, Mai Tran, Yu Cai, Fengwei Yu, Hongyan Wang, W Gregory Somers, Leonie M Quinn, Gary R Hime

Stem Cell Reports | CELL PRESS | Published : 2016

DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2016.11.007

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The authors wish to thank Shigeo Hayashi, Bruce Edgar, Bob Duronio, and Ting Xie for Drosophila strains. This work was funded by NHMRC Project grants to G.H. (APP1048110) and L.M.Q. (APP628414) and an NHMRC postdoctoral fellowship to W.G.S.