Dauer quiescence as well as continuity of the life cycle after dauer-exit in Caenorhabditis elegans are dependent on the endoribonuclease activity of XRN-2
Tamoghna Chowdhury, Aniruddha Samajdar, Moumita Sardar, Saibal Chatterjee
The paper investigates the role of XRN-2 endoribonuclease activity in dauer state maintenance and post-dauer life cycle continuity in C. elegans, finding that its disruption leads to metabolic and developmental defects.
bioRxiv · May 2, 2022 · PreprintMolecular Biology