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Focal adhesion kinase controls morphogenesis of the Drosophila optic stalk.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Apr 2007

Murakami Satoshi, Umetsu Daiki, Maeyama Yuko, Sato Makoto, Yoshida Shoko, Tabata Tetsuya

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Photoreceptor cell axons (R axons) innervate optic ganglia in the Drosophila brain through the tubular optic stalk. This structure consists of surface glia (SG) and forms independently of R axon projection. In a screen for genes involved in optic stalk formation, we identified Fak56D encoding a Drosophila homolog of mammalian focal adhesion kinase (FAK). FAK is a main component of the focal adhesion signaling...

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Focal Adhesion Kinase 1
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PMID: 17360775
DOI: 10.1242/dev.001529

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