| Literature DB >> 1749937 |
J Buck1, F Derguini, E Levi, K Nakanishi, U Hämmerling.
Abstract
In mammals, retinol is the precursor for retinoids, which affect various aspects of morphogenesis and development. However, B lymphocytes, although retinol-dependent, do not use retinoic acid as mediator. Retinol is metabolized by B lymphocytes and other cell lines to optically active 14-hydroxy-4,14-retro-retinol; it is this compound that mediates the growth control. Thus another second messenger molecule, in addition to retinoic acid and retinal, is derived from retinol.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1749937 DOI: 10.1126/science.1749937
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728