Hedda A. Meijer

Cell size overrides ganglion mother cell fate specification in Drosophila

The size of cells varies enormously in biology and how cell size and function are linked are fundamental questions. Asymmetrically dividing Drosophila neural stem cells, also called neuroblasts, produce a large neuroblast and a smaller ganglion mother cell (GMC) at each division. However, why GMCs need to be smaller th...