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Dispatched mediates Hedgehog basolateral release to form the long-range morphogenetic gradient in the Drosophila wing disk epithelium.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 2 Aug 2011
Callejo Ainhoa, Bilioni Aphrodite, Mollica Emanuela, Gorfinkiel Nicole, Andrés Germán, Ibáñez Carmen, Torroja Carlos, Doglio Laura, Sierra Javier, Guerrero Isabel
Abstract excerpt
Hedgehog (Hh) moves from the producing cells to regulate the growth and development of distant cells in a variety of tissues. Here, we have investigated the mechanism of Hh release from the producing cells to form a morphogenetic gradient in the Drosophila wing imaginal disk epithelium. We describe that Hh reaches both apical and basolateral plasma membranes, but the apical Hh is subsequently internalized in the...
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