Tbx2a modulates switching of opsin gene expression
B. A. Sandkam, L. Campello, C. O'Brien, S. P. Nandamuri, W. Gammerdinger, M. Conte, A. Swaroop, K. L. Carleton
The paper identifies Tbx2a as a transcription factor that switches LWS and RH2 opsin expression in African cichlid fishes by promoting one while repressing the other.
bioRxiv · Jun 21, 2019Evolutionary Biology