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Review
. 2016 Feb 1;143(3):367-72.
doi: 10.1242/dev.120154.

Hedgehog signalling

Raymond Teck Ho Lee  1 , Zhonghua Zhao  2 , Philip W Ingham  3
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Review

Hedgehog signalling

Raymond Teck Ho Lee et al. Development. .

Abstract

The Hedgehog (Hh) signalling pathway is one of the key regulators of metazoan development. Hh proteins have been shown to play roles in many developmental processes and have become paradigms for classical morphogens. Dysfunction of the Hh pathway underlies a number of human developmental abnormalities and diseases, making it an important therapeutic target. Interest in Hh signalling thus extends across many fields, from evo-devo to cancer research and regenerative medicine. Here, and in the accompanying poster, we provide an outline of the current understanding of Hh signalling mechanisms, highlighting the similarities and differences between species.

Keywords: Drosophila; Hedgehog signalling; Vertebrate.

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