Dividing basal radial glial cell (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG)

Dividing basal radial glial cell

Caption

Microscopy picture of a dividing basal radial glial cell, a progenitor cell type that generates neurons during brain development. Modern human TKTL1, but not Neandertal TKTL1, increases basal radial glia and neuron abundance.

Credit

Pinson et al., Science 2022 / MPI-CBG

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