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Induction of Drosophila eye development by decapentaplegic.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Jan 1997
Pignoni F, Zipursky S L
Abstract excerpt
The Drosophila decapentaplegic (dpp) gene, encoding a secreted protein of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) superfamily, controls proliferation and patterning in diverse tissues, including the eye imaginal disc. Pattern formation in this tissue is initiated at the posterior edge and moves anteriorly as a wave; the front of this wave is called the morphogenetic furrow (MF). Dpp is required for...
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