Drosophila development: novel signal elicits visceral response.
A Drosophila screen aimed at furthering understanding of how tissues develop from the mesoderm has identified a novel signalling molecule that is proposed to signal from somatic muscle progenitors to direct the development of adjacent visceral muscle.
Taylor
Michael V
MV
Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3TL, UK. TaylorMV@cf.ac.uk
D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D004330:Drosophila / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D008648:Mesoderm / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D024510:Muscle Development; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
D029721:Drosophila Proteins; C440828:jeb protein, Drosophila