Publication Date:
2014-12-06
Description:
Article Long, thin projections of the cell membrane known as cytonemes are required for signalling by the secreted morphogen Hedgehog. Gradilla et al. show that cytonemes carry Hedgehog-associated exovesicles, and that exovesicle formation is required for graded Hedgehog signalling. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms6649 Authors: Ana-Citlali Gradilla, Esperanza González, Irene Seijo, German Andrés, Marcus Bischoff, Laura González-Mendez, Vanessa Sánchez, Ainhoa Callejo, Carmen Ibáñez, Milagros Guerra, João Ramalho Ortigão-Farias, James D. Sutherland, Monika González, Rosa Barrio, Juan M. Falcón-Pérez, Isabel Guerrero
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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