Early female germline development in Xenopus laevis: stem cells, nurse cells and germline cysts
Asya Davidian, Allan C. Spradling
The paper reconstructs germ cell differentiation in Xenopus laevis using single-cell RNA sequencing and imaging, revealing parallels with invertebrate and mouse cyst development and identifying a germline stem cell population.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Nov 10, 2025Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology