PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 10398536-0 1999 Retinoic acid biosynthetic enzyme ALDH1 localizes in a subset of retinoid-dependent tissues during xenopus development. Retinoids 65-73 aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 L homeolog Xenopus laevis 34-39 10398536-3 1999 Here we have found that Xenopus ALDH1 mRNA and protein is expressed in a subset of retinoid-dependent tissues which develop shortly after neurulation during the tail bud stages. Retinoids 83-91 aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 L homeolog Xenopus laevis 32-37 10091603-3 1999 Here we describe the first direct evidence that ALDH1 plays a physiological role in retinoic acid synthesis by analysis of retinoid signaling in Xenopus embryos, which have plentiful stores of maternally derived retinal. Retinoids 123-131 aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 L homeolog Xenopus laevis 48-53 10091603-9 1999 These findings reveal an important conserved role for ALDH1 in retinoic acid synthesis in vivo, and demonstrate that conversion of retinoids from the aldehyde form to the carboxylic acid form is a crucial regulatory step in retinoid signaling. Retinoids 131-140 aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 L homeolog Xenopus laevis 54-59 10091603-9 1999 These findings reveal an important conserved role for ALDH1 in retinoic acid synthesis in vivo, and demonstrate that conversion of retinoids from the aldehyde form to the carboxylic acid form is a crucial regulatory step in retinoid signaling. Retinoids 131-139 aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 L homeolog Xenopus laevis 54-59