EGF receptor signaling: putting a new spin on eye development.
The coordinated polarization of cells within an epithelium is required for the development and function of some tissues. Recent work has shown that the EGF receptor signaling pathway plays a key role in establishing epithelial polarity in the compound eye of Drosophila.
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Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Genetics, Box 8232, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
D000818:Animals; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000502:physiology*; D004330:Drosophila / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000502:physiology; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D038081:Organogenesis / Q000502:physiology; D017956:Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate / Q000196:embryology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
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