The elongation of Mest transcript into MestXL sustains, but does not initiate, the maternal allele bias of its convergent gene Copg2 during neurogenesis.

Published on 23 Sep 2026 in Nature communications , vol. 17

Perillous S , Fromaget AC, Gonthier-Guéret C , Clerici O , Espenel M , Murigneux A , Phan S , Feit L , Vaurs-Barriére C , Slimani F, Lemmers C, Normanno D, Ha A, Ashworth N, Bogutz AB, Kamura H, Gumpangseth N, Hata K, Montibus B , Nakabayashi K, Lefebvre L, Bouschet T, Court F , Arnaud P