Evolutionary rewiring of an ancient gene regulatory network specifies secretory cells in stony corals
Ryan M. Besemer, Laura Slama, Nicole D. Fogarty, Sarah E. Arnold, Koty H. Sharp, Leslie S. Babonis, Jacob F. Warner
The paper identifies an evolutionary rewired gene regulatory network in stony corals that specifies secretory cells, using chromatin profiling and transcriptomics in Astrangia poculata.
bioRxiv · Jun 18, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology