Abstract
By simultaneously inhibiting cell proliferation while promoting apoptosis, the Hippo signaling pathway provides a robust mechanism to restrict organ size during Drosophila development. Despite impressive progress in revealing the key intracellular components of this growth-regulatory pathway, the nature of the signal that regulates Hippo signaling in vivo has remained elusive. Several studies now implicate the atypical cadherin protein Fat as a cell surface receptor for the Hippo signaling pathway, thus potentially linking the Hippo kinase cascade with the extracellular milieu.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | pe12 |
Journal | Science's STKE : signal transduction knowledge environment |
Volume | 2007 |
Issue number | 380 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 21 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)