Drosophila ste-20 family protein kinase, hippo, modulates fat cell proliferation.

BACKGROUND: Evolutionarily conserved Hippo (Hpo) pathway plays a pivotal role in the control of organ size. Although the Hpo pathway regulates proliferation of a variety of epidermal cells, its function in non-ectoderm-derived cells is largely unknown. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Through methods...

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Main Authors: Hongling Huang, Wenqing Wu, Lei Zhang, Xin-Yuan Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3630116?pdf=render