For whom the cell tolls

Ivar Noordstra; Alpha S Yap

doi:10.1016/j.devcel.2021.05.013

For whom the cell tolls

Dev Cell. 2021 Jun 7;56(11):1555-1557. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.05.013.

Authors

Ivar Noordstra¹, Alpha S Yap²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4072.
² Division of Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4072. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 34102101
DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2021.05.013

Abstract

Toll receptors are key determinants of planar polarity during Drosophila gastrulation. Two papers in the current issue of Developmental Cell now identify key features of their downstream signaling that allow cell symmetry to be broken by apparently non-polarized Toll receptors.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Drosophila Proteins* / genetics
Drosophila Proteins* / metabolism
Drosophila* / metabolism
Gastrulation
Signal Transduction

Substances

Drosophila Proteins