UCLA stem cell scientists find tumor suppressor genes vital to regulating blood precursor cells in the common fruit fly

UCLA scientists affiliated with the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown that two common tumor suppressor genes, TSC and PTEN, are vital to regulating the stem cell-like precursor cells that create the blood supply in Drosophila, the common fruit fly.

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