2008
Neurogenesis and asymmetric cell division
Zhong W, Chia W. Neurogenesis and asymmetric cell division. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2008, 18: 4-11. PMID: 18513950, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2008.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural progenitor cellsAsymmetric divisionMammalian neural progenitor cellsAsymmetric cell divisionProgenitor cellsCellular diversityGlial progenyCell divisionCell biologyNeuronal lineageNeural progenitorsCentral nervous systemDivisionNeurogenesisDrosophilaVertebratesCellsLineagesNervous systemBiologyProgenyProgenitorsDiversityNeuroblastsSimilarity
2002
Progenitor cell maintenance requires numb and numblike during mouse neurogenesis
Petersen PH, Zou K, Hwang JK, Jan YN, Zhong W. Progenitor cell maintenance requires numb and numblike during mouse neurogenesis. Nature 2002, 419: 929-934. PMID: 12410312, DOI: 10.1038/nature01124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMouse NumbNeural progenitor cellsMolecular mechanismsProgenitor cellsProgenitor cell maintenanceMammalian nervous systemOnset of neurogenesisConserved homologuesMutant embryosCourse of neurogenesisCell maintenanceMouse neurogenesisNeuronal fateNumbDividing cellsNeural cellsEarly neuronsNervous systemCritical roleProgenitorsCellsNeurogenesisDrosophilaTemporal patternsEmbryogenesis
1993
The expression pattern of a Drosophila homolog to the mouse transcription factor HNF‐4 suggests a determinative role in gut formation.
Zhong W, Sladek F, Darnell J. The expression pattern of a Drosophila homolog to the mouse transcription factor HNF‐4 suggests a determinative role in gut formation. The EMBO Journal 1993, 12: 537-544. PMID: 8440243, PMCID: PMC413236, DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1993.tb05685.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsChromosome DeletionChromosome MappingDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophilaGene ExpressionHepatocyte Nuclear Factor 4In Situ HybridizationIntestinal MucosaIntestinesKidneyLiverMiceMolecular Sequence DataPhenotypePhosphoproteinsRNA, MessengerSequence Homology, Amino AcidTranscription FactorsConceptsDNA-binding domainDrosophila genesGut formationHNF-4Binding domainIdentical DNA binding domainsZinc finger DNA-binding domainHepatocyte nuclear factor 3Transcription factor HNF-4Amino acidsGroup of genesLiver-specific gene expressionDrosophila homologDrosophila embryoDrosophila mutantsMouse genesHNF-3Cross-hybridizationLate embryogenesisChromosomal deletionsDrosophilaFat bodyGene expressionExpression patternsGenes