A multifunctional Wnt regulator underlies the evolution of coat pattern in African striped mice
Matthew R. Johnson, Sha Li, Christian Fernando Guerrero‐Juarez, Pearson W. Miller, Benjamin J. Brack, Sarah A. Mereby, Charles Yakov Feigin, Jenna M. Gaska, Qing Hua Nie, Jaime A. Rivera‐Pérez, Alexander Ploß, Stanislav Y. Shvartsman, Ricardo Mallarino
The paper identifies Sfrp2 as a multifunctional regulator controlling coat pattern and color in African striped mice through transcriptomics, modeling, and gene editing.
bioRxiv · Dec 12, 2022 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology