Enhancer buffering protects dosage-sensitive housekeeping genes during vulnerable developmental transitions
Chunyang Ni, Lucia Ichino, Tomek Swigut, Joanna Wysocka
TCOF1 dosage is limiting for transitional human neural crest cells; its enhancers buffer promoter output against MYC fluctuations rather than amplifying it, a pattern seen across 14 dosage-sensitive promoters.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2026 · PreprintGenetics✦ In-depth digest