Connecting epithelial polarity, proliferation and cancer in Drosophila: The many faces of lgl loss of function

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 677-687

  Grifoni, Daniela ^a   Froldi, Francesca ^a,b   Pession, Annalisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cell competition; Drosophila; Lgl; Myc

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CELL POLARITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; NEOPLASMS, GLANDULAR AND EPITHELIAL; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYC; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 84894099254     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.130285dg     Document Type: Review

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