Development of the Drosophila tracheal system occurs by a series of morphologically distinct but genetically coupled branching events

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				S. M. Paul, M. Ternet, P. M. Salvaterra, and G. J. Beitel The Na+/K+ ATPase is required for septate junction function and epithelial tube-size control in the Drosophila tracheal system Development, October 15, 2003; 130(20): 4963 - 4974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. Jiang and S. T. Crews The Drosophila dysfusion Basic Helix-Loop-Helix (bHLH)-PAS Gene Controls Tracheal Fusion and Levels of the Trachealess bHLH-PAS Protein Mol. Cell. Biol., August 15, 2003; 23(16): 5625 - 5637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				H. Gerhardt, M. Golding, M. Fruttiger, C. Ruhrberg, A. Lundkvist, A. Abramsson, M. Jeltsch, C. Mitchell, K. Alitalo, D. Shima, et al. VEGF guides angiogenic sprouting utilizing endothelial tip cell filopodia J. Cell Biol., June 23, 2003; 161(6): 1163 - 1177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Van Doren, W. R. Mathews, M. Samuels, L. A. Moore, H. T. Broihier, and R. Lehmann fear of intimacy encodes a novel transmembrane protein required for gonad morphogenesis in Drosophila Development, June 1, 2003; 130(11): 2355 - 2364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				T. Chihara, K. Kato, M. Taniguchi, J. Ng, and S. Hayashi Rac promotes epithelial cell rearrangement during tracheal tubulogenesis in Drosophila Development, April 1, 2003; 130(7): 1419 - 1428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				S. Lee and P. A. Kolodziej The plakin Short Stop and the RhoA GTPase are required for E-cadherin-dependent apical surface remodeling during tracheal tube fusion Development, March 5, 2003; 129(6): 1509 - 1520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				J. Hemphala, A. Uv, R. Cantera, S. Bray, and C. Samakovlis Grainy head controls apical membrane growth and tube elongation in response to Branchless/FGF signalling Development, March 2, 2003; 130(2): 249 - 258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				L. Liu, W. A. Johnson, and M. J. Welsh Drosophila DEG/ENaC pickpocket genes are expressed in the tracheal system, where they may be involved in liquid clearance PNAS, February 18, 2003; 100(4): 2128 - 2133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				C. Hosono, K. Takaira, R. Matsuda, and K. Saigo Functional subdivision of trunk visceral mesoderm parasegments in Drosophila is required for gut and trachea development Development, February 1, 2003; 130(3): 439 - 449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]