Differentiation in vitro of neural precursor cells from normal and Pecanex mutant Drosophila embryos

J Neurogenet. 1989 May;5(2):99-104. doi: 10.3109/01677068909066200.

Abstract

Early gastrula embryos, lacking both maternally and zygotically expressed activity of the neurogenic pecanex locus, are shown to contain a greater than wild-type number of stably determined neural precursor cells which can differentiate into neurons in culture.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Drosophila melanogaster / embryology
  • Drosophila melanogaster / genetics*
  • Embryo, Nonmammalian / cytology
  • Gastrula / cytology
  • Mutation*
  • Nervous System / embryology
  • Neurons / cytology*
  • Species Specificity