Free long chain fatty acid solitarily primes early postembryonic development in Caenorhabditis elegans under starvation
Meiyu Ruan, Fan Xu, Na Li, Fukang Teng, Huanhu Zhu
The paper shows that palmitic acid alone can initiate early postembryonic development in C. elegans under starvation by acting as a nutrient signal through hormonal pathways, not as an energy source.
bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2023 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology