Scientists at UCLouvain have discovered that the balance between two proteins plays a decisive role in brain development. The study is published in theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) prestigious journal Science Advances.
During embryonic development, cells continuously receive numerous stimuli to which they react via intracellular signals.
Stem cells must both multiply and produce neurons. A good balance between proliferation and differentiation is necessary to avoid uncontrolled stem cell multiplication, but also to ensure sufficient neuron production. ...
