Cell Death in Drosophila

摘要: The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has been instrumental in identifying pathways regulating development and signal transduction. a relatively late entrant into the world of apoptosis, but with its powerful genetic tools, studies fly are destined to contribute essential insights cell death. homologues mammalian apoptotic genes, their function can be studied at cellular level as well developing organism. As other organisms, death removes damaged unneeded cells. Beyond this, however, experiments have provided unique how cells that initiate incorrect developmental program. Furthermore, begun elucidate is spatially regulated for precise pattern formation. In this chapter, we introduce molecular players death, discuss current knowledge about during development, idea dying induce neighboring proliferate, finish nonapoptotic roles proteins.