Lunatic fringe gene plays key role in the renewable brain

(Baylor College of Medicine) Researchers have developed a novel mouse model that for the first time selectively identifies neural stem cells, the progenitors of new adult brain cells. In these mice, researchers have found a novel mechanism by which descendants of neural stem cells can send feedback signals to alter the division and the fate of the mother cell.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news