Tubulogenesis: zipping up your fly

Curr Biol. 2005 Jan 26;15(2):R70-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.12.060.

Abstract

In animals, rearrangements of the junctions between cells are fundamental to morphogenesis. Recent work has revealed the acrobatics that Drosophila tracheal cells perform as they intercalate to form unicellular tubes.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adherens Junctions / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Carrier Proteins / metabolism
  • Drosophila / embryology*
  • Drosophila Proteins / metabolism
  • Epithelium / embryology
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental*
  • Homeodomain Proteins / metabolism
  • Morphogenesis*
  • Respiratory System / cytology*
  • Respiratory System / embryology
  • Signal Transduction / physiology
  • Transcription Factors / metabolism

Substances

  • Carrier Proteins
  • DPY protein, Drosophila
  • Drosophila Proteins
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
  • Homeodomain Proteins
  • Transcription Factors
  • pio protein, Drosophila
  • salm protein, Drosophila