Scavenger Cells Failure to Maintain Systemic RNA Homeostasis Causes Epigenetically Inherited Germline Tumors
Itai Rieger, Yael Mor, Itamar Lev, Anat Nitzan, Charlotte Beata Kong, Sarit Anava, Hila Gingold, Ronen Zaidel‐Bar, Oded Rechavi
The paper shows that dysfunction in maternal scavenger cells disrupts systemic RNA homeostasis, leading to transgenerational germline tumors in C. elegans.
bioRxiv · Mar 20, 2026 · PreprintGenetics