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Progressive derivation of serially homologous neuroblast lineages in the gnathal CNS of Drosophila by Rickert, Christof, Lüer, Karin, Vef, Olaf, Technau, Gerhard M

“…Along the anterior-posterior axis the central nervous system is subdivided into segmental units (neuromeres) the composition of which is adapted to their…”
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The commonly used marker ELAV is transiently expressed in neuroblasts and glial cells in the Drosophila embryonic CNS by Berger, Christian, Renner, Simone, Lüer, Karin, Technau, Gerhard M.

“…Glial cells in the Drosophila embryonic nervous system can be monitored with the marker Reversed‐polarity (Repo), whereas neurons lack Repo and express the…”
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Cell-Autonomous and Non-cell-autonomous Function of Hox Genes Specify Segmental Neuroblast Identity in the Gnathal Region of the Embryonic CNS in Drosophila by Becker, Henrike, Renner, Simone, Technau, Gerhard M, Berger, Christian

“…During central nervous system (CNS) development neural stem cells (Neuroblasts, NBs) have to acquire an identity appropriate to their location. In thoracic and…”
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Antagonistic roles for Ultrabithorax and Antennapedia in regulating segment-specific apoptosis of differentiated motoneurons in the Drosophila embryonic central nervous system by Rogulja-Ortmann, Ana, Renner, Simone, Technau, Gerhard M

“…The generation of morphological diversity among segmental units of the nervous system is crucial for correct matching of neurons with their targets and for…”
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Molecular markers for identified neuroblasts in the developing brain of Drosophila by Urbach, Rolf, Technau, Gerhard M

“…The Drosophila brain develops from the procephalic neurogenic region of the ectoderm. About 100 neural precursor cells (neuroblasts) delaminate from this…”
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Programmed cell death in the embryonic central nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster by Rogulja-Ortmann, Ana, Lueer, Karin, Seibert, Janina, Rickert, Christof, Technau, Gerhard M

“…Although programmed cell death (PCD) plays a crucial role throughout Drosophila CNS development, its pattern and incidence remain largely uninvestigated. We…”
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Neuroblast formation and patterning during early brain development in Drosophila by Urbach, Rolf, Technau, Gerhard M.

“…The Drosophila embryo provides a useful model system to study the mechanisms that lead to pattern and cell diversity in the central nervous system (CNS). The…”
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Generation of cell diversity and segmental pattern in the embryonic central nervous system of Drosophila by Technau, Gerhard M., Berger, Christian, Urbach, Rolf

“…Development of the central nervous system (CNS) involves the transformation of a two‐dimensional epithelial sheet of uniform ectodermal cells, the…”
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Comm Sorts Robo to Control Axon Guidance at the Drosophila Midline by Keleman, Krystyna, Rajagopalan, Srikanth, Cleppien, Diana, Teis, David, Paiha, Karin, Huber, Lukas A., Technau, Gerhard M., Dickson, Barry J.

“…Axon growth across the Drosophila midline requires Comm to downregulate Robo, the receptor for the midline repellent Slit. We show here that comm is required…”
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Bridging the gap between postembryonic cell lineages and identified embryonic neuroblasts in the ventral nerve cord of Drosophila melanogaster by Birkholz, Oliver, Rickert, Christof, Nowak, Julia, Coban, Ivo C, Technau, Gerhard M

“…The clarification of complete cell lineages, which are produced by specific stem cells, is fundamental for understanding mechanisms, controlling the generation…”
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The pattern of neuroblast formation, mitotic domains and proneural gene expression during early brain development in Drosophila by Urbach, Rolf, Schnabel, Ralf, Technau, Gerhard M

“…In the Drosophila embryo, studies on CNS development have so far mainly focused on the relatively simply structured ventral nerve cord. In the trunk, proneural…”
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A critical role for Cyclin E in cell fate determination in the central nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster by Shashidhara, L. S, Technau, Gerhard M, Berger, Christian, Pallavi, S. K, Prasad, Mohit

“…We have examined the process by which cell diversity is generated in neuroblast (NB) lineages in the central nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster…”
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Gene expression profiles uncover individual identities of gnathal neuroblasts and serial homologies in the embryonic CNS of Drosophila by Urbach, Rolf, Jussen, David, Technau, Gerhard M

“…The numbers and types of progeny cells generated by neural stem cells in the developing CNS are adapted to its region-specific functional requirements. In…”
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Segment polarity and DV patterning gene expression reveals segmental organization of the Drosophila brain by Urbach, Rolf, Technau, Gerhard M

“…The insect brain is traditionally subdivided into the trito-, deuto- and protocerebrum. However, both the neuromeric status and the course of the borders…”
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Multiple roles for Hox genes in segment-specific shaping of CNS lineages by Rogulja-Ortmann, Ana, Technau, Gerhard M.

“…In this "Extra View" article we highlight some of the recently accumulating evidence showing that Hox genes are involved at different steps during the…”
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Origin of Drosophila mushroom body neuroblasts and generation of divergent embryonic lineages by Kunz, Thomas, Kraft, Karoline F, Technau, Gerhard M, Urbach, Rolf

“…Key to understanding the mechanisms that underlie the specification of divergent cell types in the brain is knowledge about the neurectodermal origin and…”
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The Drosophila Hox gene Ultrabithorax acts in both muscles and motoneurons to orchestrate formation of specific neuromuscular connections by Hessinger, Christian, Technau, Gerhard M, Rogulja-Ortmann, Ana

“…Hox genes are known to specify motoneuron pools in the developing vertebrate spinal cord and to control motoneuronal targeting in several species. However, the…”
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Segment-specific requirements for dorsoventral patterning genes during early brain development in Drosophila by Urbach, Rolf, Volland, Dagmar, Seibert, Janina, Technau, Gerhard M

“…An initial step in the development of the Drosophila central nervous system is the delamination of a stereotype population of neural stem cells (neuroblasts,…”
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Neuroblast pattern and identity in the Drosophila tail region and role of doublesex in the survival of sex-specific precursors by Birkholz, Oliver, Rickert, Christof, Berger, Christian, Urbach, Rolf, Technau, Gerhard M

“…The central nervous system is composed of segmental units (neuromeres), the size and complexity of which evolved in correspondence to their functional…”
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Integration of complex larval chemosensory organs into the adult nervous system of Drosophila by Gendre, Nanaë, Lüer, Karin, Friche, Sandrine, Grillenzoni, Nicola, Ramaekers, Ariane, Technau, Gerhard M., Stocker, Reinhard F.

“…The sense organs of adult Drosophila , and holometabolous insects in general, derive essentially from imaginal discs and hence are adult specific. Experimental…”
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