Drosophila morphogenesis: follow-my-leader in epithelia.

Abstract excerpt

The shape of an organism largely depends on movements of epithelial sheets during embryogenesis. The discovery of a second MAPK kinase in Drosophila provides new insights into mechanisms that control the coordinated movement of epithelial cells.

Topics

• Animals
• Drosophila
• Epithelial Cells
• Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases
• Morphogenesis
• Mutation
• Protein Kinases