Neuronal differentiation: TOR and insulin receptor pathways set the tempo.

Pierre Léopold (1)

1 IBDC - Institut de signalisation, biologie du développement et cancer - Institute of Developmental Biology and Cancer

Target of rapamycin (TOR) and insulin receptor pathways regulate growth in metazoans. A recent study reveals a novel role for these pathways in controlling the timing of neuronal differentiation during Drosophila development, thus allowing a tight coordination between growth and differentiation programs.

Domaines: Interactions cellulaires [q-bio.CB]

Pierre Léopold. Neuronal differentiation: TOR and insulin receptor pathways set the tempo.. Cell, 2004, 119 (1), pp.4-5. ⟨10.1016/j.cell.2004.09.024⟩. ⟨hal-00322336⟩