SOAT1 and neoplasm: To test whether the E(Pc) RNAi hemocyte aggregation and tumor phenotypes depended on JAK/STAT signaling, we concomitantly depleted E(Pc) and Stat92E or E(Pc) and hop. Indeed, knockdown of either Stat92E or hop significantly suppressed both phenotypes (Fig. 5C-F, red triangles).