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G proteins in development

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Abstract

The focus of developmental biologists has expanded from the analysis of gene expression to include the analysis of cell signalling. Heterotrimeric G proteins (G proteins) mediate signalling from a superfamily of heptahelical receptors (G-protein-coupled receptors) to a smaller number of effector units that include adenylyl cyclases, phospholipase C and various ion channels. The convergence of developmental biology with cell signalling has now revealed overlaps in which G proteins mediate complex pathways in embryonic development.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)689-701
Number of pages13
JournalNature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Volume6
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2005

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