0 10 Neutrophil Neutrophil NNP 11 21 maturation maturation NN 22 25 and and CC 26 29 the the DT 30 34 role role NN 35 37 of of IN 38 46 retinoic retinoic JJ 47 51 acid acid NN 51 52 . . . 54 64 Neutrophil Neutrophil NNP 65 75 maturation maturation NN 76 82 occurs occur VBZ 83 85 in in IN 86 90 well well RB 91 98 defined define VBN 99 112 morphological morphological JJ 113 119 stages stage NNS 120 124 that that WDT 125 134 correlate correlate VBP 135 139 with with IN 140 143 the the DT 144 155 acquisition acquisition NN 156 158 of of IN 159 168 molecular molecular JJ 169 176 markers marker NNS 177 187 associated associate VBN 188 192 with with IN 193 203 neutrophil neutrophil NN 204 212 function function NN 212 213 . . . 214 215 A a DT 216 223 variety variety NN 224 226 of of IN 227 234 factors factor NNS 235 238 are be VBP 239 244 known know VBN 245 247 to to TO 248 252 play play VB 253 254 a a DT 255 259 role role NN 260 262 in in IN 263 271 terminal terminal JJ 272 282 neutrophil neutrophil NN 283 293 maturation maturation NN 293 294 , , , 295 304 including include VBG 305 308 the the DT 309 316 vitamin vitamin NN 317 318 A a NN 319 329 derivative derivative NN 329 330 , , , 331 339 retinoic retinoic JJ 340 344 acid acid NN 344 345 . . . 346 354 Retinoic retinoic JJ 355 359 acid acid NN 360 363 can can MD 364 372 directly directly RB 373 381 modulate modulate VB 382 386 gene gene NN 387 397 expression expression NN 398 401 via via IN 402 409 binding bind VBG 410 412 to to TO 413 416 its its PRP$ 417 424 nuclear nuclear JJ 425 434 receptors receptor NNS 434 435 , , , 436 441 which which WDT 442 445 can can MD 445 446 , , , 447 449 in in IN 450 454 turn turn NN 454 455 , , , 456 464 activate activate VBP 465 478 transcription transcription NN 479 481 of of IN 482 488 target target NN 489 494 genes gene NNS 494 495 . . . 496 497 A a DT 498 502 role role NN 503 506 for for IN 507 515 retinoic retinoic JJ 516 520 acid acid NN 521 527 during during IN 528 538 neutrophil neutrophil NN 539 549 maturation maturation NN 550 553 has have VBZ 554 558 been be VBN 559 568 suggested suggest VBN 569 573 from from IN 574 575 a a DT 576 583 variety variety NN 584 586 of of IN 587 594 sources source NNS 594 595 . . . 596 600 Here here RB 601 603 we we PRP 604 611 present present VBP 612 613 a a DT 614 620 review review NN 621 623 of of IN 624 627 the the DT 628 637 mechanism mechanism NN 638 640 of of IN 641 649 retinoic retinoic JJ 650 654 acid acid NN 655 663 receptor receptor NN 664 670 action action NN 671 674 and and CC 675 678 the the DT 679 684 major major JJ 685 693 evidence evidence NN 694 701 showing show VBG 702 706 that that IN 707 713 normal normal JJ 714 722 retinoid retinoid NN 723 732 signaling signaling NN 733 735 is be VBZ 736 744 required require VBN 745 748 for for IN 749 759 neutrophil neutrophil NN 760 770 maturation maturation NN 770 771 . . .