Assertion: carotenoid | /r/CapableOf | facilitate intercellular communication
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text: Carotenoids facilitate intercellular communication by increasing the expression of the gene encoding a connexin protein, an effect that appears unrelated to the vitamin A or antioxidant activities of various carotenoids (26) and involving a retinoic acid receptor (RAR)-independent mechanism (27).