Researchers find the ancestral function of the retinoic acid, an essential molecule in the evolution of vertebrates

by Universitat de Barcelona

The new research study reveals that the primary function of retinoic acid was to control cell differentiation and to ease the creation of neurons in the right place and time. According to the lecturer...

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Dismantling the retinoic acid synthesis pathway in chordate evolution

by Universitat de Barcelona

According to Professor Cristian Cañestro, “these results show an example of what has been called the ‘reverse paradox’ of evolutionary and developmental biology (evo-devo), in which morphologic...

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Fish do not lose hearing thanks to retinoic acid

by UPF - Universitat Pompeu Fabra

These findings are helpful to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying cell regeneration of non-mammalian vertebrates and point to the retinoic acid pathway as a target in the research into ther...

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