The importance of retinal innervation for the normal development of the optic ganglia in
Drosophila is well documented. However, little is known about retrograde effects of the optic …

The dorsoventral midline of the Drosophila eye disc is a source of signals that stimulate
growth of the eye disc, define the point at which differentiation initiates, and direct …

How stem cells produce the huge diversity of neurons that form the visual system, and how
these cells are assembled in neural circuits are a critical question in developmental …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the early stages of eye development in
Drosophila, focusing on the mechanisms that determine the global pattern rather than those …

The Drosophila peripheral nervous system consist of four major elements that play major
roles in the genetic control of the sensory organs. Previous studies suggest that …

The initial steps of pattern formation in the developing Drosophila eye involve the
coordination of cell cycles, changes in cell shape, and the specification of the R8 …

In the developing Drosophila compound eye, a wave of pattern formation and cell-type
determination sweeps across the presumptive eye epithelium. This 'morpho-genetic …

A narrow band of ommatidia in the dorsal periphery of the Drosophila retina called the
dorsal rim area (DRA) act as detectors for polarized light. The transcription factor …

The Drosophila rotund gene is required in the wings, antenna, haltere, proboscis and legs. A
member of the Rac family of GTPases, denoted the rotund racGAP gene, was previously …

The developing Drosophila ommatidium is characterized by two distinct waves of pattern
formation. In the first wave, a precluster of five cells is formed by a complex cellular …