title: Proteoglycans make the grade-ient.
abstract: Two recent reports in Developmental Cell reveal further insights into the complex mechanisms by which heparan sulfate proteoglycans provide organisms with novel ways of generating and interpreting morphogen gradients.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Glycobiology Lab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool, L69 7ZB, England.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guimond
authors.forename: Jeremy E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Turnbull
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004330:Drosophila / Q000254:growth & development; D006133:Growth Substances / Q000378:metabolism*; D019812:Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D014921:Wings, Animal / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D006133:Growth Substances; D019812:Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans