title: Developmental biology: Hedgehog turns into a metabolic hormone.
abstract: The molecule Hedgehog is well known as an organizer of tissue morphogenesis. A recent report now demonstrates that it also plays the role of a gut hormone, orchestrating the nutrient response during fly development.
authors: University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Institute of Biology Valrose, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; CNRS, Institute of Biology Valrose, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; INSERM, Institute of Biology Valrose, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France.
authors: Neha
authors: N
authors: Agrawal
authors: University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Institute of Biology Valrose, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; CNRS, Institute of Biology Valrose, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France; INSERM, Institute of Biology Valrose, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France. Electronic address: leopold@unice.fr.
authors: Pierre
authors: P
authors: Léopold
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000254:growth & development*; D053823:Hedgehog Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D053823:Hedgehog Proteins