Developmental BiologybioRxivPreprint
An APP-centered molecular gateway integrates innate immunity and retinoic acid signaling to drive irreversible metamorphic commitment
Ryohei Furukawa, Mizuki Taguchi, Narufumi Kameya…·Yuh Shiwa
The paper identifies a signaling cascade in sea star metamorphosis that links innate immunity and retinoic acid signaling through an APP-centered module, with implications for human neurological disorders.
DOI 10.64898/2026.01.22.700939