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A mouse homologue of Drosophila pins can asymmetrically localize and substitute for pins function in Drosophila neuroblasts.
Journal of cell science - 1 Mar 2003
Yu Fengwei, Morin Xavier, Kaushik Rachna, Bahri Sami, Yang Xiaohang, Chia William
Abstract excerpt
Asymmetric cell division is a fundamental mechanism used to generate cellular diversity in invertebrates and vertebrates. In Drosophila, asymmetric division of neuroblasts is achieved by the asymmetric segregation of cell fate determinants Prospero and Numb into the basal daughter cell. Asymmetric segregation of cell fate determinants requires an apically localized protein complex that includes Inscuteable, Pins,...
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