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- Title
Drosophila Neurotrophins Reveal a Common Mechanism for Nervous System Formation.
- Authors
Bangfu Zhu; Pennack, Jenny A.; McQuilton, Pater; Forero, MAnuel G.; Mizuguchi, Kenji; Sutcliffe, Ben; Chun-Jing Gu; Fenton, Janine C.; Hidalgo, Alicia
- Abstract
Members of the neurotrophin superfamily mediate critical roles in neuronal survival and targeting in the fruit flyDrosophila. Although this is an accepted role for neurotrophins in vertebrates, scant previous evidence has been able to demonstrate such a conserved role in invertebrates.
- Publication
PLoS Biology, 2008, Vol 6, Issue 11, pe284
- ISSN
1544-9173
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pbio.0060284