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Steven Florez

University of Wyoming

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The microcephaly protein Abnormal Spindle has an essential role in symmetrically dividing neural precursors to promote brain growth and development

Shalini Chakraborty, Steven Florez, Jack A. Govaerts, Abigail Hawke, Todd Andrew Schoborg

This study identifies the role of the Asp protein in symmetrically dividing neural precursors, showing its necessity for brain growth and development in a fly model of microcephaly.

Developmental Biology · Apr 21, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

The neurodevelopmental transcriptome of the Drosophila melanogaster microcephaly gene abnormal spindle reveals a role for temporal transcription factors and the immune system in regulating brain size

M. Constanza Mannino, Mercedes Bartels Cassidy, Steven Florez, Zeid M. Rusan, Shalini Chakraborty, Todd Andrew Schoborg

This paper identifies transcriptomic signatures and functional pathways disrupted in Drosophila asp mutants, revealing roles for temporal transcription factors and inflammation in microcephaly.

bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2023 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology