Tissue architecture: Two kinesins collaborate in building basement membrane

Wen Lu, Vladimir I. Gelfand*

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Abstract

Basement membranes are essential for tissue architecture and development. A new study reveals that two microtubule motors, kinesin-3 and kinesin-1, work collaboratively to direct basement membrane protein secretion in the Drosophila follicular epithelium for correct tissue movement.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)R162-R165
JournalCurrent Biology
Volume32
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 28 2022

Funding

The authors declare no competing interests.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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