A signalling derivative of vitamin A involved in stage- and tissue-dependent patterning.
It can bind nuclear receptors that regulate transcription, connecting a vitamin-derived signal to developmental gene programmes. Local synthesis and removal help determine where cells receive the signal. A measured concentration pattern and the responding tissue’s competence are therefore separate parts of a patterning mechanism. [ref]

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