title: Hedgehog signaling: a tale of two lipids.
abstract: Hedgehog proteins constitute one of the major classes of intercellular signals that control inductive interactions during animal development. These proteins undergo unusual lipid modifications and signal through an unconventional transmembrane protein receptor that is characterized by a sequence motif implicated in sterol sensing. Recent studies suggest that the lipid adducts regulate the range and potency of the signals, whereas the sterol-sensing domain is essential for receptor activity.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council (MRC) Intercellular Signalling Group, Centre for Developmental Genetics, School of Medicine and Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK. p.w.ingham@sheffield.ac.uk
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Ingham
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D053823:Hedgehog Proteins; D006801:Humans; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D011485:Protein Binding; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational; D021381:Protein Transport; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015534:Trans-Activators / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D053823:Hedgehog Proteins; D019476:Insect Proteins; D015534:Trans-Activators; C077245:hh protein, Drosophila; D002784:Cholesterol