Pattern formation: Wingless on the move.
Wingless is a key morphogen in Drosophila. Although it is evident that Wingless acts at a distance from its site of synthesis, there is considerable debate about how the protein travels across a field of cells. Recent studies have provided important new insights into this process, though the issue is still far from being resolved.
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Department of Anatomy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3DY, UK.
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D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D051155:Wnt1 Protein
D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051155:Wnt1 Protein; C074622:wg protein, Drosophila