Trans-regenerational RNAi Memory in Planarians
Prakash Varkey Cherian, Idit Aviram, Uri Weill, Tamar Shapira, Sarit Anava, Hila Gingold, Jochen Christian Rink, Oded Rechavi, Omri Wurtzel
The paper demonstrates that planarians can maintain long-term heritable gene silencing through a two-phase RNAi mechanism independent of canonical RdRPs.
bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology