Article
Proneural genes influence gliogenesis in Drosophila.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Feb 1995
Giangrande A
Abstract excerpt
Fly glial cells in the wing peripheral nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster originate from underlying epithelial cells. Two findings indicate that gliogenesis is closely associated with neurogenesis. First, it only occurs in regions that also give rise to sensory organs. Second, in mutants that induce the development of ectopic sensory organs glial cells develop at new positions. These findings prompted a...
Topics
- Animals
- Cell Differentiation
- Drosophila
- Ganglia, Invertebrate
- Ganglia, Sensory
- Gene Expression
- Genes, Insect
- Genetic Markers
- Immunohistochemistry
- Morphogenesis
- Mutation
- Neuroglia