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Urfa Arain

University of Toronto

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Concurrent temporal patterning of neural stem cells in the fly visual system

Priscilla Valentino, Ishrat Maliha Islam, Urfa Arain, Ted Erclik

The paper identifies a third temporal patterning axis in Drosophila medulla neuroblasts regulated by Imp and Syp, generating seven distinct neuronal cell types with specific developmental and spatial identities.

Nature Communications · Sep 25, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology