Developmental BiologybioRxiv
Production of systemically circulating Hedgehog by the intestine couples nutrition to growth and development
Jonathan Rodenfels, Oksana Lavrynenko, Sophie Ayciriex…·Suzanne Eaton
This study shows that the intestine produces systemic Hedgehog in Drosophila larvae, linking nutrition to growth and developmental timing through hormonal signaling.
DOI 10.1101/gad.249763.114