Drosophila morphogenesis: Follow-my-leader in epithelia
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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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996