On the range of hedgehog signaling

Curr Opin Genet Dev. 2000 Oct;10(5):515-22. doi: 10.1016/s0959-437x(00)00121-0.

Abstract

Hedgehog (Hh) is a secreted signaling protein that regulates the development of many organ systems. It can travel from its site of synthesis, a process that involves covalent attachment of cholesterol to its carboxyl terminus, proteins with putative sterol sensing domains in both sending and receiving cells, and glycosaminoglycans. Understanding how the movement of Hh is controlled and propelled will be key to understanding how it carries out its essential roles.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drosophila Proteins*
  • Hedgehog Proteins
  • Humans
  • Insect Proteins / physiology*
  • Proteins / physiology*
  • Signal Transduction*
  • Trans-Activators*

Substances

  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Hedgehog Proteins
  • Insect Proteins
  • Proteins
  • Trans-Activators
  • hh protein, Drosophila