Article
A temporal mechanism that produces neuronal diversity in the Drosophila visual center.
Developmental biology - 1 Aug 2013
Suzuki Takumi, Kaido Masako, Takayama Rie, Sato Makoto
Abstract excerpt
The brain consists of various types of neurons that are generated from neural stem cells; however, the mechanisms underlying neuronal diversity remain uncertain. A recent study demonstrated that the medulla, the largest component of the Drosophila optic lobe, is a suitable model system for brain development because it shares structural features with the mammalian brain and consists of a moderate number and...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Brain
- Cell Differentiation
- Crosses, Genetic
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Mutation
- Neurons
- Optic Lobe, Nonmammalian
- Time Factors
- Transcription Factors
