SPECIFICATION AND SPATIAL ARRANGEMENT OF CELLS IN THE GERMLINE STEM CELL NICHE OF THE DROSOPHILA OVARY DEPEND ON THE MAF TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TRAFFIC JAM.

Specification and spatial arrangement of cells in the germline stem cell niche of the Drosophila ovary depend on the Maf transcription factor Traffic jam.

Germline stem cells in the Drosophila ovary are maintained by a somatic niche.The niche is structurally and functionally complex and contains four cell types, the escort, cap, and terminal filament cells and the newly identified transition cell.We find that the large Maf transcription factor Traffic jam (Tj) is essential for determining niche cell

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Therapeutic Strategies to Tackle Burnout and Emotional Exhaustion in Frontline Medical Staff: Narrative Review

Daniel C McFarland,1 Fay Hlubocky2 1Department of Medicine, Northwell Health Cancer Institute, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA; 2Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, and the Cancer Research Center, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence: Daniel C McFarlandDepartmen

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IgM nephropathy; can we still ignore it

Context: IgM nephropathy (IgMN) is a relatively less recognized clinico-immunopathological entity in the domain of glomerulonephritis , often thought to be a custom congratulations banner bridge between minimal change disease and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis.Evidence Acquisitions: Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Google Scholar, Pubm

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