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Regulation of Drosophila Hematopoiesis in Lymph Gland: From a Developmental Signaling Point of View.

ABSTRACT: The Drosophila hematopoietic system is becoming increasingly attractive for its simple blood cell lineage and its developmental and functional parallels with the vertebrate system. As the dedicated organ for Drosophila larval hematopoiesis, the lymph gland harbors both multipotent stem-like progenitor cells and differentiated blood cells. The balance between progenitor maintenance and differentiation in the lymph gland must be precisely and tightly controlled. Multiple developmental signaling pathways, such as Notch, Hedgehog, and Wnt/Wingless, have been demonstrated to regulate the hematopoietic processes in the lymph gland. Focusing on blood cell maintenance and differentiation, this article summarizes the functions of several classic developmental signaling pathways for lymph gland growth and patterning, highlighting the important roles of developmental signaling during lymph gland development as well as Drosophila larval hematopoiesis.

SUBMITTER: Lan W

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7432643 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

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Regulation of Drosophila Hematopoiesis in Lymph Gland: From a Developmental Signaling Point of View.

Lan Wenwen W Liu Sumin S Zhao Long L Su Ying Y

International journal of molecular sciences 20200724 15

The Drosophila hematopoietic system is becoming increasingly attractive for its simple blood cell lineage and its developmental and functional parallels with the vertebrate system. As the dedicated organ for Drosophila larval hematopoiesis, the lymph gland harbors both multipotent stem-like progenitor cells and differentiated blood cells. The balance between progenitor maintenance and differentiation in the lymph gland must be precisely and tightly controlled. Multiple developmenta ...[more]

PMID: 32722007

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