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SUBMITTER: Gallio M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC129423 | biostudies-literature | 2002 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gallio Marco M Sturgill Gwen G Rather Philip P Kylsten Per P
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20020909 19
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFr) is a key mediator of cell communication during animal development and homeostasis. In Drosophila, the signaling event is commonly regulated by the polytopic membrane protein Rhomboid (RHO), which mediates the proteolytic activation of EGFr ligands, allowing the secretion of the active signal. Until very recently, the biochemical function of RHO had remained elusive. It is now believed that Drosophila RHO is the founder member of a previously undescribed fa ...[more]