A cis-regulatory change underlying the motor neuron-specific loss of terminal selector gene expression in immotile tunicate larvae
E. K. Lowe, C. Racioppi, N. Peyrieras, F. Ristoratore, L. Christiaen, B. J. Swalla, A. Stolfi
The paper identifies a cis-regulatory change in the Ebf gene that causes reduced expression in motor neurons of immotile tunicate larvae, contributing to the loss of swimming ability.
bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2019 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology