• Muscle cell-type diversification is driven by bHLH transcription factor expansion and extensive effector gene duplications 

      Cole, Alison G.; Jahnel, Stefan M.; Kaul, Sabrina; Steger, Julia; Hagauer, Julia; Denner, Andreas; Murguia, Patricio Ferrer; Taudes, Elisabeth; Zimmermann, Bob; Reischl, Robert; Steinmetz, Patrick; Technau, Ulrich (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Animals are typically composed of hundreds of different cell types, yet mechanisms underlying the emergence of new cell types remain unclear. Here we address the origin and diversification of muscle cells in the non-bilaterian, ...