Epithelial morphogenesis: Netrin comes to a sticky and terminal end.
Netrin and its receptor Neogenin are thought to be regulators of axonal guidance in the nervous system. A recent report suggests they also play a role in epithelial morphogenesis.
Slorach
Euan M
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Department of Anatomy, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0452, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D004848:Epithelium; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D009024:Morphogenesis; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors / Q000502:physiology*; D000075388:Netrin-1; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins
D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009414:Nerve Growth Factors; D025521:Tumor Suppressor Proteins; C091279:neogenin; D000075388:Netrin-1