Privileged signaling for brain growth.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
When developing animals encounter nutrient restriction, most tissues stop growing. Some vital tissues, however, such as the brain, continue to grow. Now, Cheng et al. (2011) identify Alk as the kinase that allows the Drosophila brain to continue growing during nutrient restriction by bypassing the requirements for insulin receptor and TOR activation.