Primate lineage specification requires suppression of Alu hyperediting
Emily J. Park, Yingzhi Cui, Florencia Levin-Ferreyra, Víctor López Soriano, Hao Wu, Núria Lupión-Garcia, Caroline M. Sands, Patrizia Pessina, M. Cecilia Guerra, Jorge Botas, Li‐Yu Chen, Kateřina Čermáková, H. Courtney Hodges, Lluís Morey, Joshua J. Coon, , Bruno Di Stefano
The paper identifies ILF2/3 as a regulator of primate cell fate by suppressing Alu element editing, showing its role in preventing aberrant splicing and maintaining epigenetic stability.
bioRxiv · Mar 5, 2026 · PreprintGenetics