Confronting morphogen gradients: how important are they for growth?

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serval:BIB_0FF9A380EC11
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Editorial
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Title
Confronting morphogen gradients: how important are they for growth?
Journal
Science Signaling
Author(s)
Hamaratoglu F., Basler K., Affolter M.
ISSN
1937-9145 (Electronic)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2009
Volume
2
Number
94
Pages
pe67
Language
english
Abstract
Morphogens are crucial for regulating the patterning and the growth of organs. In the developing fly wing, graded distributions of the morphogens Decapentaplegic and Wingless are essential for tissue patterning, but when it comes to growth, evidence suggests that it may not be so.
Keywords
Animals, Body Patterning, Drosophila Proteins/physiology, Drosophila melanogaster/embryology, Morphogenesis, Wnt1 Protein/physiology
DOI
10.1126/scisignal.294pe67
Pubmed
19861687
Web of science
000275644000004
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