The molecular mechanisms that integrate cellular polarity with tissue architecture during epithelial morphogenesis are poorly understood. Using a three-dimensional model of epithelial morphogenesis, Martin-Belmonte et al. (2007) report that the phosphatase PTEN and phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate [PI(4,5)P-2] regulate the GTPase Cdc42 and the kinase aPKC to generate the apical plasma membrane domain and maintain apical-basolateral polarity.
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Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Stanford, CA 94305 USAStanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Lubarsky, B
Krasnow, MA
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Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Stanford, CA 94305 USAStanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Biochem, Howard Hughes Med Inst, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
Lubarsky, B
Krasnow, MA
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