Morphogen diffusion: the case of the Wingless protein

Authors
The, I Perrimon, N
Citation
I. The et N. Perrimon, Morphogen diffusion: the case of the Wingless protein, NAT CELL BI, 2(5), 2000, pp. E79-E82
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Cell & Developmental Biology
Journal title
NATURE CELL BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
14657392 → ACNP
Volume
2
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
E79 - E82
Database
ISI
SICI code
1465-7392(200005)2:5<E79:MDTCOT>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Understanding how morphogens promote three-dimensional patterning is an imp ortant issue in developmental biology. Recently, new insights have been gai ned into the mechanisms by which the Drosophila morphogen Wingless/Wnt is d istributed in tissues.