Neuroblast

Known as: immature neuron, neuroblasts 
An embryonic nerve cell capable of differentiating into a neuron.
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Lgl, Pins and aPKC regulate neuroblast self-renewal versus differentiation
How a cell chooses to proliferate or to differentiate is an important issue in stem cell and cancer biology. Drosophila… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Subventricular zone-derived neuroblasts migrate and differentiate into mature neurons in the post-stroke adult striatum.
Recent studies have revealed that the adult mammalian brain has the capacity to regenerate some neurons after various insults… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Human fetal neuroblast and neuroblastoma transcriptome analysis confirms neuroblast origin and highlights neuroblastoma candidate genes
BACKGROUND Neuroblastoma tumor cells are assumed to originate from primitive neuroblasts giving rise to the sympathetic nervous… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Brat is a Miranda cargo protein that promotes neuronal differentiation and inhibits neuroblast self-renewal.
An important question in stem cell biology is how a cell decides to self-renew or differentiate. Drosophila neuroblasts divide… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Drosophila Neuroblasts Sequentially Express Transcription Factors which Specify the Temporal Identity of Their Neuronal Progeny
Neural precursors often generate distinct cell types in a specific order, but the intrinsic or extrinsic cues regulating the… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
DmPAR-6 directs epithelial polarity and asymmetric cell division of neuroblasts in Drosophila
The Drosophila protein Bazooka is required for both apical–basal polarity in epithelial cells and directing asymmetric cell… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Drosophila Atypical Protein Kinase C Associates with Bazooka and Controls Polarity of Epithelia and Neuroblasts
The establishment and maintenance of polarity is of fundamental importance for the function of epithelial and neuronal cells. In… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Development of the Drosophila mushroom bodies: sequential generation of three distinct types of neurons from a neuroblast.
The mushroom bodies (MBs) are prominent structures in the Drosophila brain that are essential for olfactory learning and memory… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Subventricular Zone Astrocytes Are Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Mammalian Brain
Neural stem cells reside in the subventricular zone (SVZ) of the adult mammalian brain. This germinal region, which continually… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The prospero transcription factor is asymmetrically localized to the cell cortex during neuroblast mitosis in Drosophila.
Both intrinsic and extrinsic factors are known to regulate sibling cell fate. Here we describe a novel mechanism for the… (More)
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