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A sharp end to sugary Wingless travels

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2014

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Droujinine, Ilia A., Dong Yan, and Norbert Perrimon. 2014. “A sharp end to sugary Wingless travels.” The Journal of Cell Biology 206 (7): 819-821. doi:10.1083/jcb.201408115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201408115.

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Drosophila melanogaster follicle stem cells are controlled by Wingless (Wg) ligands secreted 50 µm away, raising the question of how long-distance Wg spreading occurs. In this issue of JCB, Wang and Page-McCaw (2014. J. Cell Biol. http://dx.doi.org/10.1083/jcb.201403084) demonstrate a potential mechanism by which the heparan sulfate proteoglycan Dally-like (Dlp) promotes Wg travel, whereas matrix Mmp2 (Metalloproteinase 2) impedes it by inactivating Dlp.

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