The insulin receptor is required for the development of the Drosophila peripheral nervous system.

The Insulin Receptor (InR) in Drosophila presents features conserved in its mammalian counterparts. InR is required for growth; it is expressed in the central and embryonic nervous system and modulates the time of differentiation of the eye photoreceptor without altering cell fate. We show that the...

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Main Authors: Annie Dutriaux, Aurélie Godart, Anna Brachet, Joël Silber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3772016?pdf=render

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