Supporting-like cells constitute an alternative steroidogenic lineage conserved in amniotes
Iván Barberá-Aura, Wai-Yee Chung, Émilie Dujardin, Alicia Hurtado, Mathieu Galmiche, Chloé Mayère, Maëva Guy, Béatrice Mandon‐Pepin, Vedran Franke, Yan Jaszczyszyn, Rafael D. Acemel, Serge Rudaz, Jennifer McKey, Serge Nef, Éric Pailhoux, Darío G. Lupiáñez
The paper identifies supporting-like cells as an alternative steroidogenic lineage in mammals, conserved across amniotes, and shows their role in embryonic development and evolution.
bioRxiv · May 28, 2026 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology