A positive feedback loop between germ cells and gonads induces and maintains cnidarian sexual reproduction
Camille Curantz, Ciara Doody, Helen R Horkan, Gabriel Krasovec, Paris K. Weavers, Timothy Q. DuBuc, Uri Frank A
This study identifies a positive feedback loop between germ cells and gonads in cnidarians that induces and maintains sexual reproduction through Gls signaling and Tfap2 activation.
Science Advances · Jan 8, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology