How flies grow their gyroscopes: study reveals how flight stabilizers take shape (VIDEO)
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During the process known as metamorphosis—from larva to adult—the wings and halteres of the fly develop from a thin layer of cells. In the case of the haltere, researchers have discovered that an extracellular matrix rich in collagen, which separates its two surfaces, is first degraded. This degradation enables the formation of cellular projections that connect both surfaces through a matrix containing another protein, laminin, thereby forming an internal framework.
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Instituto de Neurociencias UMH CSIC
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