Hepatocyte-like cells die via steroid hormone and nuclear receptor E75-mediated apoptosis
Devika Radhakrishnan, Noah Landgraf, Luigi Zechini, Alessandro Scopelliti, Neha Agrawal
The paper shows that larval oenocytes in Drosophila die by apoptosis regulated by ecdysone and E75, revealing how systemic hormones control cell death in metabolic organs.
bioRxiv · May 14, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology