Lifelong Invertebrate Chordate Central Nervous System Regeneration is Driven by a Migrating Pool of Conserved Neural Stem Cells Program
Chiara Anselmi, Tom Levy, Jiamu Chester Yu, Katherine J. Ishizuka, Karla J. Palmeri, Daniel Dan Liu, Rahul Sinha, Yotam Voskoboynik, Clelia Corridori, Norma F Neff, Angela M. Detweiler, Irving L. Weissman, Graziano Martello, Ayelet Voskoboynik
This study identifies a conserved neural stem cell pool driving continuous CNS regeneration in Botryllus schlosseri, showing aging disrupts this process.
bioRxiv · Sep 13, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology