Cnidarian hair cell development illuminates an ancient role for the class IV POU transcription factor in defining mechanoreceptor identity
E. Ozment, A. N. Tamvacakis, J. Zhou, P. Y. Rosiles-Loeza, E. E. Escobar-Hernandez, S. L. Fernandez-Valverde, N. Nakanishi
This study identifies POU-IV as a key regulator of hair cell development in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, revealing its ancient role in mechanoreceptor identity.
bioRxiv · Oct 12, 2021Evolutionary Biology