Genetic sex of enteric neurons enables ovarian relaxin togate maternal gut plasticity
Bryon Silva, Edisona Tsakani, Alexandros Kontopoulos, Joydeep De, Pedro Gaspar, Alya Hiridjee, Camila Rosselli, Jaime de Juan‐Sanz, Jorge M. Campusano, Christoph D. Treiber, Scott Waddell, Irene Miguel‐Aliaga, Dafni Hadjieconomou
The paper identifies a reproductive checkpoint in Drosophila that links ovarian relaxin to maternal gut plasticity via genetic sex and steroid signaling.
bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology