Somatic cells compartmentalise their metabolism to sustain germ cell survival
Diego Sainz de la Maza, Holly S. Jefferson, Celine I Brucker, Sonia Paoli, Marc Amoyel
The paper shows that somatic gonadal cells in testes break down sugars to produce lactate for germ cell survival, highlighting metabolic compartmentalization as essential for germline maintenance.
The EMBO Journal · Jun 4, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology