A change in cis-regulatory logic underlying obligate versus facultative muscle multinucleation in chordates
C. J. Johnson, Z. Zhang, H. Zhang, R. Shang, K. M. Piekarz, P. Bi, A. Stolfi
This study identifies cis-regulatory differences in the Mymk promoter that explain divergent muscle multinucleation patterns between vertebrates and tunicates.
bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology