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Specific and flexible roles of heparan sulfate modifications in Drosophila FGF signaling.
The Journal of cell biology - 11 Sept 2006
Kamimura Keisuke, Koyama Takashi, Habuchi Hiroko, Ueda Ryu, Masu Masayuki, Kimata Koji, Nakato Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Specific sulfation sequence of heparan sulfate (HS) contributes to the selective interaction between HS and various proteins in vitro. To clarify the in vivo importance of HS fine structures, we characterized the functions of the Drosophila HS 2-O and 6-O sulfotransferase (Hs2st and Hs6st) genes in FGF-mediated tracheal formation. We found that mutations in Hs2st or Hs6st had unexpectedly little effect on...
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