A direct glia-to-neuron natural transdifferentiation ensures nimble sensory-motor coordination of male mating behaviour
Laura Molina-García, Carla Lloret-Fernández, Steven J. Cook, Byunghyuk Kim, Rachel C Bonnington, Michele Sammut, Jack M. O’Shea, Sophie P.R. Gilbert, David J. S. Elliott, David H. Hall, Scott W. Emmons, Arantza Barrios, Richard J. Poole
The paper identifies a novel mechanism of sexual dimorphism in the nervous system through direct glia-to-neuron transdifferentiation during sexual maturation in C. elegans.
eLife · Nov 2, 2020Peer-reviewedNeuroscience