Nanos2+ cells give rise to germline and somatic lineages in the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis
Andreas Denner, Julia Steger, Alexander Ries, Elizaveta Morozova-Link, Josefine Ritter, Franziska Haas, Alison G. Cole, Ulrich Technau
The paper identifies nanos2+ cells in Nematostella vectensis that give rise to both germline and somatic lineages, suggesting conserved roles for nanos and piwi genes in stem cells across cnidarians.
bioRxiv · Dec 7, 2023 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology