The molecular basis of hard cornification in the keratinized jaw sheaths and keratodonts of anuran tadpoles
Pedro Henrique dos Santos Dias, Kevin Hsiung, Natalie Stallard, Jackson Jones, Andrew Capitosti, Sean M. Harrington, Paul Lukas, Ioannis Chrysostomakis, Florencia Vera Candioti, Oliver Hawlitschek, Alexander Haas, Astrid Böhne, Daniel J. Paluh
This study identifies keratin genes involved in hard cornification in Bombina orientalis tadpoles and shows their distinct expression patterns and functional roles in jaw sheaths and keratodonts.
bioRxiv · Oct 2, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology