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Melissa Scott-Preusse

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Assay:scRNA-seq· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Pax9 governs anterior identity and deployment of sclerotome to the median fins

Sarah McLeod, Margaret Keating, Ziyu Dong, Raisa Bailon‐Zambrano, Katrinka M. Kocha, Sandhya Paudel, Abigail Mumme‐Monheit, Melissa Scott-Preusse, Colette A. Hopkins, Raelyn Begay, Peng Huang, Guangjun Zhang, James T. Nichols, Lindsey A. Barske

This study shows that Pax9 is essential for anterior identity and proper deployment of sclerotome cells in the caudal fin of zebrafish, leading to fusion with the anal fin and altered skeletal development.

bioRxiv · Jun 26, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology