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Nature 435, 30-33 (5 May 2005) | doi:10.1038/435030a; Published online 4 May 2005

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Developmental biology:  Morphogens hitch a greasy ride

Richard S. Mann1 & Joaquim Culi2

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Morphogen proteins guide the development of many tissues in animals, but how are these insoluble proteins ferried around the body? A well-known group of lipid transporters might be the answer.

Every once in a while, a scientific discovery results in the marriage of two previously disparate fields. On page 58 of this issue, such a romance is suggested by Eaton and colleagues1.

  1. Richard S. Mann is in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Columbia University, 701 West 168th Street, HHSC 1104, New York, New York 10032, USA.
    email: Email: rsm10@columbia.edu
  2. Joaquim Culi is at the Centro de Biologí-a Molecular 'Severo Ochoa', Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
    email: Email: jculi@cbm.uam.es

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