Complementary constraints in germ and immune cells shape evolution of gene regulation and phenotype
Kimberly Griffin, Kira Lynn Marshall, Gabriel A Russell, John Attanasio, Delaney Farris, Haoming Yu, Eric Fagerberg, Nivedita R. Iyer, Rebecca Lee, Kaelyn Sumigray, Nikhil S. Joshi, Andrew A. Wang, Bluma J. Lesch
The paper shows that humanized Traf6 promoter sequences in mice affect immune responses but not fertility, revealing distinct roles for germ and immune cells in gene regulatory evolution.
bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2026 · PreprintGenetics