Polycomb group genes Psc and Su(z)2 maintain somatic stem cell identity and activity in Drosophila.

Adult stem cells are essential for the proper function of many tissues, yet the mechanisms that maintain the proper identity and regulate proliferative capacity in stem cell lineages are not well understood. Polycomb group (PcG) proteins are transcriptional repressors that have recently emerged as i...

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Main Authors: Jose Rafael Morillo Prado, Xin Chen, Margaret T Fuller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3528704?pdf=render