A time and place for understanding neural stem cell specification

Jovica Ninkovic; Magdalena Götz

doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2014.06.023

A time and place for understanding neural stem cell specification

Dev Cell. 2014 Jul 28;30(2):114-5. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.06.023.

Authors

Jovica Ninkovic¹, Magdalena Götz²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Stem Cell Research, Helmholtz Center Munich, 85764 Neuherberg, München, Germany; Biomedical Center, University of Munich, 80336 München, Germany; Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology SYNERGY, University of Munich, 80336 München, Germany. Electronic address: ninkovic@helmholtz-muenchen.de.
² Institute of Stem Cell Research, Helmholtz Center Munich, 85764 Neuherberg, München, Germany; Biomedical Center, University of Munich, 80336 München, Germany; Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology SYNERGY, University of Munich, 80336 München, Germany. Electronic address: magdalena.goetz@helmholtz-muenchen.de.

PMID: 25073151
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.06.023

Abstract

The regulation of neural stem cells is key to their use for repair. Reporting in this issue of Developmental Cell, Dirian et al. (2014) identify an adult neural stem cell population surprisingly distinct in Notch independence, lack of radial glia hallmarks, and late contribution to neurogenesis in a strikingly region-specific manner.

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MeSH terms

Adult Stem Cells / cytology*
Animals
Cell Lineage*
Globus Pallidus / cytology*
Neural Stem Cells / cytology*