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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
Trophic survival mechanisms are crucial for the determination of cell numbers in the developing vertebrate nervous system, but important neurotrophic factor families such as the neurotrophins have not yet been found in either Drosophila or C. elegans. Two independent studies on distinct glial populations in Drosophila have now shown that their survival is regulated by EGF family members secreted by adjacent neurons. Fly genetics thus promises new insights on trophic signaling mechanisms and confirms that trophic regulation of cell survival is an evolutionarily ancient mechanism for building the nervous system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0896-6273
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
673-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Genetic models meet trophic mechanisms: EGF family members are gliatrophins in Drosophila.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, 76100, Rehovot, Israel.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review