The SOX proteins belong to the superfamily of transcription factors (TFs) that display
properties of both classical TFs and architectural components of chromatin. Since the …

Cancer stem cells often have phenotypic and functional characteristics similar to normal
stem cells including the properties of self-renewal and differentiation. Recent findings …

Using massively parallel sequencing data from two species with different life history traits,
American lobster (Homarus americanus) and Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus), we highlight …

Retinoic acid (RA) is the ligand of RA receptors (RARs), transcription factors that bind to RA
response elements. RA signaling is required for multiple processes during embryonic …

Sox3/SOX3 [SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 3] is considered to be one of the earliest
neural markers in vertebrates, playing a role in specifying neuronal fate. We have previously …

Abstract Background The Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) is considered a hopeful
monster because it exhibits an adaptive and derived mode of development-paedomorphosis …

The RE-1-specific silencing transcription factor (REST or NRSF) is a transcription repressor
that orchestrates differentiation and also operates in differentiated neurons and …

J. Neurochem (2012) 120, 699–709. Abstract L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM), an
adhesion/signaling protein encoded by a gene target of the transcription repressor RE‐1 …

Sox3/SOX3 is one of the earliest neural markers in vertebrates. Together with the
Sox1/SOX1 and Sox2/SOX2 genes it is implicated in the regulation of stem cell identity. In …

Background Teleost scale not only provides a protective layer resisting penetration and
pathogens but also participate in coloration. It is interesting to study the mechanism of …