Winging it--actin on the fly.

Developmental cell ·Vol. 2 ·No. 2 ·2002-02-00 ·Pages 125-6

Baum B

Abstract

How actin dynamics might be regulated to generate specific cellular structures during development remains something of a mystery. New insights may be gained from the recent identification of a conserved cofilin phosphatase, Slingshot, which modulates actin dynamics to help control Drosophila wing hair morphogenesis.

MeSH Terms

Actins/metabolism Animals Drosophila/embryology,genetics,metabolism Drosophila Proteins/metabolism Hair/embryology,metabolism Microfilament Proteins/metabolism Morphogenesis Mutation Phosphorylation Wings, Animal/embryology,metabolism

Chemicals

Actins Drosophila Proteins Microfilament Proteins twf protein, Drosophila

Authors & Affiliations

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Baum Buzz

LICR, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, WC1E 6BT, London, United Kingdom.

Article Info

Journal

Developmental cell

Abbr.

Dev Cell

ISSN

1534-5807

DOI

10.1016/s1534-5807(02)00119-3

Published

2002-02-00

Pages

125-6

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

101120028

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(02)00119-3 View journal details

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