Wdr4 regulates ribosome biogenesis and intestinal homeostasis via let-7

Kreeti Kajal1,2,3, Elham Rastegari3,4, Wen-Der Wang5

  • 1Molecular and Biological Agricultural Sciences Program, Taiwan International Graduate Program, National Chung Hsing University and Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan.

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|February 9, 2026
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