Duffy J B, Perrimon N
Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
Dev Biol. 1994 Dec;166(2):380-95. doi: 10.1006/dbio.1994.1324.
Pattern formation at the anterior and posterior termini of the Drosophila embryo involves intercellular communication via the Torso receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK). Recent advances in the understanding of Torso signaling has provided further support for the conservation of a signal transduction cassette downstream of RTKs. In addition, the analysis of the Torso pathway has begun to reveal general molecular mechanisms by which cells may impart patterning information to their neighbors through the use of RTKs.
果蝇胚胎前后端的模式形成涉及通过躯干受体酪氨酸激酶（RTK）进行的细胞间通讯。对躯干信号传导理解的最新进展为RTK下游信号转导盒的保守性提供了进一步支持。此外，对躯干信号通路的分析已开始揭示细胞可能通过使用RTK向其邻居传递模式信息的一般分子机制。
