News tagged with retinoic acid receptors
Vitamin A derivative provides clues to better breast cancer drugs
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, could lead researchers to a new set of drug targets for treating breast cancer, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the June 25, 2009, issue of the ...
Biomarker associated with poor outcome in aggressive childhood cancer
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Results from a new study identify a biomarker that may be useful for predicting the outcome of treatment for neuroblastoma, the most common cancer in young children. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 7th ...
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Embryology study offers clues to birth defects (w/Video)
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Gregg Duester, Ph.D., professor of developmental biology at Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham), along with Xianling Zhao, Ph.D., and colleagues, have clarified the role that retinoic acid plays in limb development. ...
Regulation of the retinoic acid gradient in zebrafish embryos
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Nov 20, 2007 |
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Human embryos that get too much or too little retinoic acid, a derivative of Vitamin A, can develop into babies with birth defects. New research published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Biology shows for the fi ...
Determining the structure of nuclear receptor has implications for a host of diseases
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Sep 16, 2008 |
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In a study published this week in PLoS Biology, Eric Xu and colleagues have determined the molecular structure of a nuclear receptor, which regulates the expression of specific genes within cells, that may serve as a drug ...
Study shows how embryos regulate vitamin A derivatives
Nov 20, 2007 |
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Human embryos that get too much or too little retinoic acid, a derivative of Vitamin A, can develop into babies with birth defects. New research at UC Irvine shows for the first time how embryonic cells may regulate levels ...
2 signals -- from within and out of cell -- specify motor neuron differentiation
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Two signals - an external one from retinoic acid and an internal one from the transcription factor Neurogenin2 - cooperate to activate chromatin (the basic material of chromosomes) and help determine that certain nerve progenitor ...
Scientists reveal that fat synthesizing enzyme is key to healthy skin and hair
Feb 13, 2009 |
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Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) have found that an enzyme associated with the synthesis of fat in the body is also an element in healthy skin and hair.
Frogs reveal clues about the effects of alcohol during development
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) cause malformations in babies, including facial defects, short stature, and mental and behavioral abnormalities. The African frog, Xenopus, is a valuable ...
Oxidized form of a common vitamin may bring relief for ulcerative colitis
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Here's another reason why you should take your vitamins. A new research report appearing in the October 2009 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that retinoic acid, the oxidized form of vitamin A, cou ...
A new way to treat colon cancer?
Oct 10, 2006 |
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Researchers at University of Utah's Huntsman Cancer Institute have discovered a new target for possible future colon cancer treatments – a molecule that is implicated in 85 percent of colon cancer cases.
Vitamin A derivative associated with reduced growth in some lung cells
Oct 30, 2007 |
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Treatment with a derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid was associated with reduced lung cell growth in a group of former heavy smokers, according to a study published online October 30 in the Journal of the National Ca ...
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