Led by IRM faculty member Dr. Stephen DiNardo, a team from the Perelman School of Medicine published an article in Development titled, Maintenance of niche architecture requires actomyosin and enables proper stem cell signaling and oriented division in the Drosophila testis. Utilizing the Drosophila testis niche, they report on the critical role of acto-myosin contractility (AMC) in the maintenance of niche structure, which is critical in ensuring proper germ stem cell (GSC) function.

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