The Evolution of Lineage-Specific Regulatory Activities in the Human Embryonic Limb
Cotney J, Leng J, Yin J, Reilly SK, DeMare LE, Emera D, Ayoub AE, Rakic P, Noonan JP. The Evolution of Lineage-Specific Regulatory Activities in the Human Embryonic Limb. Cell 2013, 154: 185-196. PMID: 23827682, PMCID: PMC3785101, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2013.05.056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCis-regulatory evolutionHistone modification H3K27acGenome-wide viewMouse limb developmentRegulatory activityGain of activityMost enhancersGene regulationEmbryonic limbLimb developmentHuman lineageEnhancer activityHuman embryonic tissuesGene expressionEmbryonic tissuesRegulatory functionsPromoterH3K27acMolecular driversGenetic causeHeterogeneous genetic causesEnhancerQuantitative readoutMorphological evolutionAnatomical features