Molecular basis and cellular response of ovarian stem cells and their descendants to diet in Drosophila, involvement of stem cellsniches in this response

Place of work — Department of Cell and
Developmental Biology,
Vanderbilt University
Medical Center, USA
Contacts — 1211 Medical Center Drive,
Nashville, TN 37232
(410) 614–5021
dbarbosa@jhsph.edu
Publications — Insulin levels control female germline stem cell
maintenance via the niche in Drosophila. Hsu
HJ, Drummond-Barbosa D. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009
Jan 27;106(4):1117–21.
Stem cells, their niches and the systemic environment: an
aging network. Drummond-Barbosa
D. Genetics. 2008 Dec;180(4):1787–97.
Diet controls normal and tumorous germline stem cells via
insulin-dependent and -indepen-
dent mechanisms in Drosophila. Hsu HJ, LaFever L,
Drummond-Barbosa D. Dev Biol. 2008 Jan 15;313(2):700–12. 2007 Nov 17.