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Rhomboid and Star regulate EGFR signalling in Drosophila. Star is needed for the EGF-like ligand, Spitz, to traffic from the ER to the Golgi apparatus. Once in the Golgi, the membrane tethered Spitz precursor is cleaved by Rhomboid, and is then free to leave the cell as a soluble and active growth factor
