Direct observation of the evolution of cell-type specific microRNA expression signatures supports the hematopoietic origin model of endothelial cells
A. E. Jenike, K. M. Jenike, K. J. Peterson, B. Fromm, M. K. Halushka
The paper directly observes the evolution of a cell-type by tracking Mir-126 microRNA expression from proto-endothelial amoebocytes in tunicates to endothelial cells in vertebrates.
bioRxiv · Nov 23, 2022Cell Biology