LIN-42 As A Key Regulator Of Developmental Timing (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

LIN-42 As A Key Regulator Of Developmental Timing

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C. elegans is a tiny transparent worm that has proven to be a powerhouse model for understanding animal development. The developmental process is hard-wired and every cell division happens the same way and at same time in each animal. A team of researchers led by CSHL Assistant Professor Christopher Hammell used these organisms to identify a key regulator of developmental timing. As shown here, they tagged genes with a fluorescent marker, which allowed the team to visualize how an individual gene functions during development. The team identified LIN-42, a gene that is found in animals across the evolutionary tree, as a potent regulator of numerous developmental processes.

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C. Hammell, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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