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Background
Maintenance of the Drosophila male germline stem cells (GSCs) requires activation of the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activators of transcription (JAK/STAT) pathway by niche signals. The precise role of JAK/STAT signaling in GSC maintenance, however, remains incompletely understood.
Results
Here, we show that, GSC maintenance requires both canonical and non‐canonical JAK/STAT signaling,...