title: Preview. Competition among stem cells gets sticky.
abstract: In a recent report in Science, Issigonis et al. (2009) demonstrate that an inhibitor of JAK-STAT signaling controls integrin-mediated niche adhesion in the Drosophila testis, thereby limiting competition between germline and somatic stem cells for niche space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: D Christine
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Johnston