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Cell Press, Current Biology, 14(12), p. R479-R481, 2002
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(02)00962-4
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Cell Polarity: Posterior Par-1 Prevents Proteolysis
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Richard Benton,
Daniel St Johnston 
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Abstract
The Par-1 kinase is required for anterior-posterior axis formation in Drosophila. New work has identified the posterior determinant, Oskar, as a Par-1 substrate. Phosphorylation stabilises Oskar, revealing a novel mechanism controlling its asymmetric distribution.