Abstract

Recent advances provide an increasingly sophisticated understanding of Drosophila CNS development. First, genes have been identified that specify unique neuroblast cell fates. Second, neuroblasts have been found to use a novel mechanism for asymmetric localization of proteins into one daughter cell at mitosis. Third, a gene controlling the choice between glial/neuronal determination has been discovered. And finally, new cell-lineage methods are being used to determine the entire lineage of identified neuroblasts, including axon projections and synaptic contacts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)18-24
Number of pages7
JournalCurrent Opinion in Neurobiology
Volume6
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1996

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