Affiliation:
1. Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 636921
Abstract
ABSTRACT
First described in Drosophila, Hedgehog signalling is a key regulator of embryonic development and tissue homeostasis and its dysfunction underlies a variety of human congenital anomalies and diseases. Although now recognised as a major target for cancer therapy as well as a mediator of directed stem cell differentiation, the unveiling of the function and mechanisms of Hedgehog signalling was driven largely by an interest in basic developmental biology rather than clinical need. Here, I describe how curiosity about embryonic patterning led to the identification of the family of Hedgehog signalling proteins and the pathway that transduces their activity, and ultimately to the development of drugs that block this pathway.
Funder
UK Medical Research Council
Human Frontier Science Program
Imperial Cancer Research Fund
Publisher
The Company of Biologists
Subject
Developmental Biology,Molecular Biology
Cited by
21 articles.
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