Abstract
Fruit fly neuroblasts can either self-renew, rest or take on a specialized form, depending on the levels of a protein called Prospero.
Keywords:
D. melanogaster; developmental biology; neural progenitor; prospero; quiescence; stem cells.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Drosophila Proteins / metabolism
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Drosophila melanogaster / cytology*
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Drosophila melanogaster / embryology
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Embryo, Nonmammalian / cytology
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Mice
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Models, Biological
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Nerve Tissue Proteins / metabolism
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Neurons / cytology
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Neurons / metabolism
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Nuclear Proteins / metabolism
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Transcription Factors / metabolism
Substances
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Drosophila Proteins
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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Nuclear Proteins
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Transcription Factors
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pros protein, Drosophila