Tubulogenesis: zipping up your fly.
In animals, rearrangements of the junctions between cells are fundamental to morphogenesis. Recent work has revealed the acrobatics that Drosophila tracheal cells perform as they intercalate to form unicellular tubes.
Paul
Sarah M
SM
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.
Beitel
Greg J
GJ
D022005:Adherens Junctions / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004330:Drosophila / Q000196:embryology*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D004848:Epithelium / Q000196:embryology; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009024:Morphogenesis; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000166:cytology* / Q000196:embryology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism
D002352:Carrier Proteins; C411950:DPY protein, Drosophila; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D016326:Extracellular Matrix Proteins; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; C478941:pio protein, Drosophila; C085793:salm protein, Drosophila