Genetic Compensation Restores Embryonic Viability in Fatty Acid Synthase Mutants
Yooseong Wang, Milagros Rincon Paz, Xiao Fan, Harold E. Smith, Ricardo Roure, Anushka Patil, Crystal Shao, Christy Shao, Caitlyn Garcia, Ellie N. Brill, Ziqi (Kyra) Zheng, Sophia Monsalve, Samantha H. Bruner, Xiaofei Bai
The paper identifies genetic suppressors of FASN dysfunction in C. elegans by using temperature-sensitive mutants and CRISPR/Cas9 to rescue embryonic lethality.
bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2026 · PreprintGenetics