Known tumour suppressor gene found essential for development, regeneration&stress-response

(Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)) - Experiments carried out in the Drosophila fly have led to the identification of the headcase (hdc) gene as pivotal for adult progenitor cells, allowing them to undergo metamorphosis and give rise to adult tissue structures.- The study by IRB Barcelona's Development and Morphogenesis in Drosophila lab has been published in PLOS Genetics.