Organ shape: controlling oriented cell division

Curr Biol. 2005 Sep 20;15(18):R758-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.08.053.

Abstract

One mechanism by which organisms control the shape of growing organs is by regulating the orientation of cell divisions. This occurs in the Drosophila wing under the control of genes previously implicated in regulating cell polarity.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cadherins / metabolism
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / metabolism
  • Cell Division / physiology*
  • Cell Polarity / genetics
  • Cell Polarity / physiology*
  • Drosophila
  • Drosophila Proteins / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental*
  • Models, Biological*
  • Organ Size / genetics
  • Organ Size / physiology*
  • Organogenesis / genetics
  • Organogenesis / physiology*
  • Wings, Animal / anatomy & histology*

Substances

  • Cadherins
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • ds protein, Drosophila
  • ft protein, Drosophila