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On the genetic basis of tail-loss evolution in humans and apes.
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20 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
Bo XiaInstitute for Computational Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA. xiabo@broadinstitute.org.ORCID 0000-0003-0929-7253
Weimin Zhang *Institute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8836-1438
Guisheng Zhao *Institute for Computational Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Xinru Zhang *Gene Regulation Observatory, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0633-2888
Jiangshan BaiGene Regulation Observatory, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Ran BroshInstitute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9714-8623
Aleksandra WudzinskaInstitute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3143-7673
Emily HuangInstitute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Hannah AsheInstitute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Gwen EllisInstitute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Maayan PourInstitute for Computational Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Yu ZhaoInstitute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4659-9832
Camila CoelhoInstitute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Yinan ZhuInstitute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Alexander MillerDepartment of Neuroscience and Physiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Jeremy S DasenDepartment of Neuroscience and Physiology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Matthew T MauranoInstitute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2218-8628
Sang Y KimDepartment of Pathology, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA.
Jef D BoekeInstitute for Systems Genetics, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA. Jef.Boeke@nyulangone.org.ORCID 0000-0001-5322-4946
Itai YanaiInstitute for Computational Medicine, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, USA. Itai.Yanai@nyulangone.org.ORCID 0000-0002-8438-2741
Institute for Systems Biology · USNYU Langone Health · USBroad Institute · US
Funding
Vaccine FacilityP30CA016087 · NCI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI ADRIANA HEGUY · 1985 to 2026
$83.1MSomatic Activation of Retrotransposition: A New Molecular Mechanism of Aging?P01AG051449 · NIA · BROWN UNIVERSITY · PI John M Sedivy · 2016 to 2026
$30.4MSupplement for Center for Synthetic Regulatory Genomics: Building CACNA1C alleles associated with Neuropsychiatric DisordersRM1HG009491 · NHGRI · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI Jef D BOEKE · 2018 to 2026
$20.9MGenetic Control of Circuit Assembly in the Vertebrate Spinal Cord - Diversity SupplementR35NS116858 · NINDS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI JEREMY S DASEN · 2020 to 2026
$6.7MTRAINING PROGRAM IN DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS.T32HD007520 · NICHD · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI TREISMAN, JESSICA E · 1999 to 2023
$3.9MGenomic organization of long-distance gene regulationR35GM119703 · NIGMS · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI MAURANO, MATTHEW THOMAS · 2016 to 2020
$2.1MTransposable Element Interaction and Its Impact on Human Development and HealthDP5OD033430 · OD · BROAD INSTITUTE, INC. · PI XIA, BO · 2022 to 2025
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Abstract
The loss of the tail is among the most notable anatomical changes to have occurred along the evolutionary lineage leading to humans and to the 'anthropomorphous apes'
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Alternative SplicingEvolution, MolecularHominidaeTailT-Box Domain ProteinsAlu ElementsAnimalsBrachyury ProteinDisease Models, AnimalExonsGenomeHumansIntronsMiceNeural Tube DefectsPhenotypeBrachyury ProteinProtein IsoformsT-Box Domain ProteinsTBXT protein, human
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