Accelerated evolution of oligodendrocytes in human brain
S. Berto, I. Mendizabal, N. Usui, K. Toriumi, P. Chatterjee, C. Douglas, C. Tamminga, T. Preuss, S. Yi, G. Konopka
The paper compares gene expression evolution in neurons and oligodendrocytes across humans, chimpanzees, and rhesus macaques, finding accelerated evolution in oligodendrocytes linked to schizophrenia.
bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2019Evolutionary Biology