Size precision in insect eyes

PLoS Biol. 2024 Jan 31;22(1):e3002471. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002471. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Abstract

The building of fully functional and well-proportioned individuals relies on the precise regulation of the size of each of their constituting organs. A new study unravels a mechanism that confers precision to size regulation of the adult Drosophila eye through morphogen-mediated modulation of cell survival.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2
  • Drosophila Proteins* / metabolism
  • Drosophila* / metabolism
  • Feedback
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Humans
  • Organ Size

Substances

  • Drosophila Proteins
  • BMP2 protein, human
  • Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2

Grants and funding

The author received no specific funding for this work.