GeneticsbioRxivPreprint
The C. elegans endonuclease NUC-1 acts in engulfing cells to degrade the apoptotic cell DNA
Jonathan Pickett, Xianghua Liu, Lucia Chiao…·Zheng Zhou
The paper clarifies that NUC-1, a DNase in C. elegans, degrades apoptotic cell DNA in engulfing cells, not in the apoptotic cell nucleus.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.19.745295