Lower promoter activity of the ST8SIA2 gene has been favored in evolving human collective brains
T. Hayakawa, M. Terahara, N. Fujito, T. Matsunaga, K. Teshima, M. Hane, K. Kitajima, C. Sato, N. Takahata, Y. Satta
The paper examines promoter activity differences in the ST8SIA2 gene between anatomically modern humans and archaic humans, finding lower promoter activity in modern humans linked to adaptation to psychosocial stress.
bioRxiv · Apr 11, 2021Evolutionary Biology