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Caenorhabditis elegans PTR/PTCHD PTR-18 promotes the clearance of extracellular hedgehog-related protein via endocytosis.
PLoS genetics - 1 Apr 2021
Chiyoda Hirohisa, Kume Masahiko, Del Castillo Carla Cadena, Kontani Kenji, Spang Anne, Katada Toshiaki, Fukuyama Masamitsu
Abstract excerpt
Spatiotemporal restriction of signaling plays a critical role in animal development and tissue homeostasis. All stem and progenitor cells in newly hatched C. elegans larvae are quiescent and capable of suspending their development until sufficient food is supplied. Here, we show that ptr-18, which encodes the evolutionarily conserved patched-related (PTR)/patched domain-containing (PTCHD) protein, temporally...
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