THE HEDGEHOG GENE FAMILY IN DROSOPHILA AND VERTEBRATE DEVELOPMENT

Authors
FIETZ MJ CONCORDET JP BARBOSA R JOHNSON R KRAUSS S MCMAHON AP TABIN C INGHAM PW
Citation
Mj. Fietz et al., THE HEDGEHOG GENE FAMILY IN DROSOPHILA AND VERTEBRATE DEVELOPMENT, Development, 1994, pp. 43-51
Citations number
46
Categorie Soggetti
Developmental Biology
Journal title
Development → ACNP
ISSN journal
09501991
Year of publication
1994
Supplement
S
Pages
43 - 51
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-1991(1994):<43:THGFID>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The segment polarity gene hedgehog plays a central role in cell patter ning during embryonic and post-embryonic development of the dipteran, Drosophila melanogaster. Recent studies have identified a family of he dgehog related genes in vertebrates; one of these, Sonic hedgehog is i mplicated in positional signalling processes that show interesting sim ilarities with those controlled by its Drosophila homologue.