title: Morphogenesis: unravelling the cell biology of hole closure.
abstract: Recent studies show that the underlying amnioserosa works actively to help bring together the two epithelial sheets and close the embryonic hole during dorsal closure in fruitfly development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacinto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009024:Morphogenesis; D009687:Nuclear Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D016335:Zinc Fingers
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D009687:Nuclear Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; C064196:dpp protein, Drosophila; C106513:peb protein, Drosophila; C110854:puc protein, Drosophila; D010749:Phosphoprotein Phosphatases