araucan regulates butterfly wing iridescence by coordinating scale structure and pigmentation
Martik Chatterjee, Cédric Finet, Kate J. Siegel, Shen Tian, Yifei Zhou, ling shen loh, Xin Yi YU, seydeanna delgado, Jeanne M.C. McDonald, Eirene Markenscoff-Papadimitriou, Anyi Mazo‐Vargas, Antónia Monteiro, Robert D. Reed
This study identifies araucan as a transcription factor that regulates butterfly wing iridescence by coordinating scale structure and pigmentation through pattern-specific effects.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · May 13, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics