Abstract

Morphogens are typically distributed symmetrically from their source of production. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Peng etal. (2012) demonstrate that a bias in the directionality of protrusions emanating from cells secreting the EGFR ligand Spitz leads to asymmetric activation of the pathway.

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