A male-essential microRNA is key for avian sex chromosome dosage compensation
Amir Fallahshahroudi, Sara Yousefi Taemeh, Leticia Rodríguez-Montes, Nils Trost, Dana Frank, Pascal Lafrenz, Jiří Koubek, Guillermo Tellez, Maeve Ballantyne, Alewo Idoko-Akoh, Lorna Taylor, Adrian Sherman, Megan G. Davey, Cheng Ma, Enrico Sorato, , Henrik Kaessmann
This study identifies miR-2954 as a male-essential microRNA critical for avian sex chromosome dosage compensation, showing its role in balancing gene expression in males and females.
Nature · Jul 16, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology