Multiplexin promotes heart but not aorta morphogenesis by polarized enhancement of slit/robo activity at the heart lumen.
The Drosophila heart tube represents a structure that similarly to vertebrates' primary heart tube exhibits a large lumen; the mechanisms promoting heart tube morphology in both Drosophila and vertebrates are poorly understood. We identified Multiplexin (Mp), the Drosophila orthologue of mammal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3694841?pdf=render |