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. 2022 Jun 6;32(11):R530-R532.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.058.

Evolution: NO signaling at the stem of animal life

Salvatore D'Aniello  1
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Evolution: NO signaling at the stem of animal life

Salvatore D'Aniello. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Nitric oxide (NO), an ancient gaseous signaling molecule, regulates several physiological processes across the kingdoms. A new study describes how NO controls collective cell contractions in the closest animal relatives, the choanoflagellates, to switch from feeding to swimming away.

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