A male-essential microRNA is key for avian sex chromosome dosage compensation
A. Fallahshahroudi, L. Rodriguez-Montes, S. Yousefi Taemeh, N. Trost, M. Tellez, M. Ballantyne, A. Idoko-Akoh, L. Taylor, A. Sherman, E. Sorato, M. Johnsson, M. Cardoso Moreira, M. McGrew, H. Kaessmann
This study identifies miR-2954 as a male-essential microRNA critical for avian sex chromosome dosage compensation, showing its role in balancing gene expression in males and females.
bioRxiv · Mar 6, 2024Evolutionary Biology