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Akshay Patel

National Institutes of HealthORCID 0000-0001-6176-2496Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1

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Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprintAug 28, 2025

Cytoneme feedback ensures signaling specificity when multiple ligands converge on a common receptor

Akshay Patel, Molly Maranto, Hind Hitti, Sougata Roy

The paper shows how cytoneme feedback ensures signaling specificity in Drosophila AMPs by segregating ligands into receptor-bound territories.

DOI 10.1101/2025.08.28.672500

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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Developmental BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMar 4, 2022

Cytonemes coordinate asymmetric signaling and organization in the Drosophila muscle progenitor niche

Akshay Patel, Yicong Wu, Xiaofei Han…·Sougata Roy

The paper shows that cytonemes mediate asymmetric signaling and organization in Drosophila muscle progenitor niches by facilitating FGF receptor localization and contact-dependent signaling.

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Drosophilaexperimental assay

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