title: Cell fate determination. When is a determinant a determinant?
abstract: The Numb protein, which is asymmetrically distributed during certain cell divisions in the nervous system of Drosophila, may have a role in determining the developmental fates of the daughter cells.
authors.affiliation: European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Hyman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D004330:Drosophila / Q000196:embryology; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D017344:Genes, Insect; D007605:Juvenile Hormones / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D009154:Mutation; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D007605:Juvenile Hormones; C060606:numb protein, Drosophila