Proteoglycans make the grade-ient

Mol Cell. 2004 Oct 22;16(2):159-60. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.10.008.

Abstract

Two recent reports in Developmental Cell reveal further insights into the complex mechanisms by which heparan sulfate proteoglycans provide organisms with novel ways of generating and interpreting morphogen gradients.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Drosophila / growth & development
  • Growth Substances / metabolism*
  • Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction / physiology*
  • Wings, Animal / growth & development

Substances

  • Growth Substances
  • Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans