Cell-to-cell signaling networks, although poorly understood, guide tissue development, regulate tissue function and may become dysregulated in disease. Chemical biologists can develop the next generation of tools to untangle these complex and dynamic networks of interacting cells.
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Gartner, Z., Prescher, J. & Lavis, L. Unraveling cell-to-cell signaling networks with chemical biology. Nat Chem Biol 13, 564–568 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.2391
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