Retinoic Acid Signaling Regulates the Metamorphosis of Feather Stars (Crinoidea, Echinodermata): Insight into the Evolution of the Animal Life Cycle

Many marine invertebrates have a life cycle with planktonic larvae, although the evolution of this type of life cycle remains enigmatic. We recently proposed that the regulatory mechanism of life cycle transition is conserved between jellyfish (Cnidaria) and starfish (Echinoderm); retinoic acid (RA)...

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Main Authors: Shumpei Yamakawa, Yoshiaki Morino, Hisanori Kohtsuka, Hiroshi Wada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-12-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/1/37