Retinoic acid affects gene expression and morphogenesis without upregulating the retinoic acid receptor in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis |
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Authors: | Nagatomo Kan-ichiro Ishibashi Tomoko Satou Yutaka Satoh Nori Fujiwara Shigeki |
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Institution: | Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kochi University, Kochi 780-8520, Japan. |
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Abstract: | Many chordate-specific morphological features develop depending on retinoic acid (RA). We isolated cDNA clones encoding a retinoic acid receptor (CiRAR) and a retinoid X receptor (CiRXR) in the ascidian Ciona intestinalis. CiRAR mRNA was detected in the anterior ectoderm and endoderm during gastrulation. The expression persists in the head endoderm and two discrete regions of the nerve cord in the tailbud embryo. CiRXR mRNA was ubiquitously expressed. RA affected closure of the neural tube and formation of the adhesive papillae. However, no obvious upregulation in CiRAR expression was observed. Expression of some, but not all, of the neural and papilla-specific genes was reduced in the RA-treated embryo. These results suggest limited roles of CiRAR in ascidian embryos. |
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