Evolutionary BiologyeLifePeer-reviewed
Pronounced expression of extracellular matrix proteoglycans regulated by Wnt pathway underlies the parallel evolution of lip hypertrophy in East African cichlids
Nagatoshi Machii, Ryo Hatashima, Tatsuya Niwa…·Masato Nikaido
The study identifies shared molecular mechanisms in hypertrophied lips of East African cichlids, linking Wnt pathway activation and extracellular matrix proteoglycan expression across different species.
DOI 10.7554/elife.99160.3