Multiple requirements for the receptor serine/threonine kinase thick veins reveal novel functions of TGF beta homologs during Drosophila embryogenesis.

Abstract excerpt

Differentiation of distinct cell types at specific locations within a developing organism depends largely on the ability of cells to communicate. A major class of signalling proteins implicated in cell to cell communication is represented by members of the TGF beta superfamily. A corresponding class of transmembrane serine/threonine kinases has recently been discovered that act as cell surface receptors for...

Topics

• Animals
• Drosophila
• Drosophila Proteins
• Embryonic Induction
• Gene Expression
• Immunohistochemistry
• In Situ Hybridization
• Insect Hormones
• Morphogenesis
• Mutation
• Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases