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SUBMITTER: Fonseca ESS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6947571 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fonseca Elza S S ESS Hiromori Youhei Y Kaite Yoshifumi Y Ruivo Raquel R Franco João N JN Nakanishi Tsuyoshi T Santos Miguel M MM Castro L Filipe C LFC
Genes 20191129 12
Signalling molecules and their cognate receptors are central components of the Metazoa endocrine system. Defining their presence or absence in extant animal lineages is critical to accurately devise evolutionary patterns, physiological shifts and the impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals. Here, we address the evolution of retinoic acid (RA) signalling in the Priapulida worm, <i>Priapulus</i><i>caudatus</i> Lamarck, 1816, an Ecdysozoa. RA signalling has been shown to be central to chordate end ...[more]