Evolutionary innovation through transcription factor rewiring in microbes is shaped by levels of transcription factor activity, expression, and existing connectivity

• Matthew J. Shepherd,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

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• Aidan P. Pierce,

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom

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• Tiffany B. Taylor

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: t.b.taylor@bath.ac.uk

  Affiliation Milner Centre for Evolution, Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5274-7806

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