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==Description==
==Description==
"all−trans−Retinoic acid (ATRA) is a ligand for both the retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and the retinoid X receptor (RXR). The bound RAR and RXR act as transcription factors that regulate the growth and differentiation of both normal and malignant cells. Cytochromes P450 (CYPs) catalyze the 4-hydroxylation of ATRA. Retinoic acid primes embryonic stem cells to become neurons."
*-Sigma Product Description
[[File:RetinoicAcid.png|frame|right|Retinoic Acid structure, photo from Sigma-Aldrich]]
[[File:RetinoicAcid.png|frame|right|Retinoic Acid structure, photo from Sigma-Aldrich]]



Revision as of 08:04, 17 September 2015

Description

"all−trans−Retinoic acid (ATRA) is a ligand for both the retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and the retinoid X receptor (RXR). The bound RAR and RXR act as transcription factors that regulate the growth and differentiation of both normal and malignant cells. Cytochromes P450 (CYPs) catalyze the 4-hydroxylation of ATRA. Retinoic acid primes embryonic stem cells to become neurons."

  • -Sigma Product Description
Retinoic Acid structure, photo from Sigma-Aldrich

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