Glia generate distinct visual processing centres by locally inhibiting ERK activity in an optic lobe neuroepithelium
Bradleigh M. J. Cocker, Matthew P. Bostock, Haoruo Wei, Vilaiwan M. Fernandes
The paper shows glia suppress ERK activity in the lateral neuroepithelium to direct the formation of distinct visual processing centres in Drosophila.
bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology