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Formation of the BMP activity gradient in the Drosophila embryo.
Developmental cell - 1 Jun 2005
Mizutani Claudia Mieko, Nie Qing, Wan Frederic Y M, Zhang Yong-Tao, Vilmos Peter, Sousa-Neves Rui, Bier Ethan, Marsh J Lawrence, Lander Arthur D
Abstract excerpt
The dorsoventral axis of the Drosophila embryo is patterned by a gradient of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) ligands. In a process requiring at least three additional extracellular proteins, a broad domain of weak signaling forms and then abruptly sharpens into a narrow dorsal midline peak. Usin...
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