Interactions between the EGF receptor and DPP pathways establish distinct cell fates in the tracheal placodes.

doi:10.1242/dev.124.22.4707

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Interactions between the EGF receptor and DPP pathways establish distinct cell fates in the tracheal placodes.

Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Nov 1997

Wappner P, Gabay L, Shilo B Z

Abstract excerpt

The formation of the tracheal network in Drosophila is driven by stereotyped migration of cells from the tracheal pits. No cell divisions take place during tracheal migration and the number of cells in each branch is fixed. This work examines the basis for the determination of tracheal branch fat...

Topics

Animals
Cell Movement
Drosophila
Drosophila Proteins
ErbB Receptors
Fibroblast Growth Factors
Genes, Insect
Insect Proteins
Mutation
Phenotype
Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
Receptors, Fibroblast Growth Factor
Trachea
Transcription Factors

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