Developmental BiologyeLifePeer-reviewed
An ancestral apical brain region contributes to the central complex under the control of foxQ2 in the beetle Tribolium castaneum
Bicheng He, Marita Buescher, Max S. Farnworth…·Gregor Bucher
The paper identifies foxQ2 as a key regulator of midline brain structures in Tribolium castaneum, showing its role in the development of the central complex and linking it to an ancestral neuroendocrine center.
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