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Much HUBbub about stem-cell niches

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Stem cells, and the microenvironment or 'niche' that influences them, must often reside in a particular location within a tissue to perform their function. Integrin-mediated adhesion is now shown to regulate the location of the stem-cell niche in the Drosophila testis.

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Figure 1: Development of a stem-cell niche.

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