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A beta 2RARE-LacZ transgene identifies retinoic acid-mediated transcriptional activation in distinct cutaneous sites. Paper-131780. How retinoic acid mediates these effects is not fully understood. Paper-131780.
Of interest, certain of these areas are known to contain stem cells.
Moreover, all receptors are members of the steroid/ thyroid hormone multigene family. Paper-131780.
Our observations consistently demonstrate that retinoic acid transcriptionally activates the beta 2RARE in distinct areas of the skin. Paper-131780.
Retinoic acid and its derivatives (retinoids) exert profound influences on epithelial growth differentiation in a variety of tissues, including the skin.
In vitro studies have demonstrated the expression of RAR alpha, RAR beta, and RAR gamma in various cell types found in the skin. Paper-131780.
While multiple isoforms exist for each of the three RARs, it is unclear where each of these receptors functions in vivo to mediate the tissue-specific effects of retinoic acid. Paper-131780.
The recent cloning of a series of nuclear receptors for retinoic acid (RARs) has demonstrated that these proteins can function as ligand-inducible transcriptional enhancing factors. Paper-131780.
These data clearly demonstrate that this type of transgenic "reporter" model can be used to further define retinoic acid-regulated signal transduction pathways in the skin, as well as other complex tissues. Paper-131780.
Furthermore, these observations raise the possibility that transcriptional activation of RAR beta 2 may regulate the growth and differentiation programs of selected populations of stem cells in the skin and its appendages. Paper-131780.
As a first step in determining sites of retinoic acid-mediated transcriptional activation in the skin and its appendages, we developed a transgenic model in which the retinoic acid response element (RARE) of the RAR beta 2 isoform is linked to a beta-galactosidase reporter gene. Paper-131780.
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