A zebrafish ribosomopathy links Ddx49-dependent ribosome biogenesis to differential failure of population expansion among pigment cell lineages
Yipeng Liang, Kinga Malezyna, Abigail J Dennis, Abhishek Kumar, Braedan M. McCluskey, Diane S. Sepich, Lilianna Solnica‐Krezel, Arunkumar Dhayalan, Ahmad Jomaa, Larissa B. Patterson, David M. Parichy
This study identifies a zebrafish mutation in ddx49 causing differential cell-type vulnerability in pigment cells due to impaired ribosome biogenesis.
bioRxiv · Oct 15, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology