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Growth regulation by Dpp: an essential role for Brinker and a non-essential role for graded signaling levels.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Dec 2008
Schwank Gerald, Restrepo Simon, Basler Konrad
Abstract excerpt
Morphogens can control organ development by regulating patterning as well as growth. Here we use the model system of the Drosophila wing imaginal disc to address how the patterning signal Decapentaplegic (Dpp) regulates cell proliferation. Contrary to previous models, which implicated the slope of the Dpp gradient as an essential driver of cell proliferation, we find that the juxtaposition of cells with...
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