Hypothalamic Cell Type Evolution across Vertebrates
Yunming Wu, Prateek R Kalakuntla, Billie C. Goolsby, Yanay Rosen, Alyssa Hayashi, Guang Yang, Chew Chai, Heidi M. Tate, Tom Hindmarsh Sten, Jessica P. Nowicki, Lindsay L. Sailer, Jun Hyuk Song, Jaeyoon Lee, Robert C. Jones, Dong‐Wook Kim, , Liqun Luo
This study identifies conserved and clade-specific hypothalamic cell types across vertebrates using single-cell transcriptomics, revealing conserved transcription factors and rewired regulatory linkages.
bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology