K U Z Gene in Neurogenesis

The K U Z gene is required to inhibit neural cell fate from insects to mammals. Shown here is a frog, Xenopus, embryo that had been injected on the lower side with an inhibitor of K U Z, indicated by the red dye. Extra neurons (blue staining) formed on the injected side of the embryo.

This work represents the lab of Gerald Rubin in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology.

Photo submitted by D. J. Pan in the Rubin Lab