Raz, A.A., Yamashita, Y.M. (2021). Stem cell niche signaling goes both ways.  Dev. Cell 56(16): 2267--2268.

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Stem cell niches are well-characterized factories of signaling information, but niche cells themselves also rely on their neighbors for fate maintenance. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Herrera et al. reveal bi-directional communication between Drosophila testis niche "hub" cells and somatic cyst stem cells.

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