Evolution of a chordate-specific mechanism for myoblast fusion
Haifeng Zhang, Renjie Shang, Kwantae Kim, Wei Hui Zheng, Christopher J. Johnson, Lei Sun, Xiang Niu, Liang Liu, Jingqi Zhou, Lingshu Liu, Zheng Zhang, Theodore A. Uyeno, Jimin Pei, Skye Daniel Fissette, Stephen A. Green, , Pengpeng Bi
The paper investigates the evolutionary origins of myoblast fusion mechanisms in chordates, identifying the emergence of Myomaker and Myomixer and their roles in muscle development across species.
Science Advances · Sep 2, 2022Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology