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Cyp26 enzymes function in endoderm to regulate pancreatic field size.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 12 May 2009
Kinkel Mary D, Sefton Elizabeth M, Kikuchi Yutaka, Mizoguchi Takamasa, Ward Andrea B, Prince Victoria E
Abstract excerpt
The control of organ size and position relies, at least in part, upon appropriate regulation of the signals that specify organ progenitor fields. Pancreatic cell fates are specified by retinoic acid (RA), and proper size and localization of the pancreatic field are dependent on tight control of RA signaling. Here we show that the RA-degrading Cyp26 enzymes play a critical role in defining the normal anterior...
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