Rhomboid protease Rhbdl2 regulates macrophage recruitment and wound regeneration in zebrafish
Saroj Gourkanti, Gayathri Ramakrishnan, Jacqueline Cheung, Taylor J. Schoen, Yazmin Munoz, Rosa M. Chavez, Jan Dohnálek, Katie Martin, Matthew Lovett-Barron, Thomas C. Whisenant, Kvido Střı́šovský, Sonya E. Neal
Loss of the rhomboid protease Rhbdl2 in zebrafish larvae speeds tail fin regrowth after injury, raises macrophage accumulation and Rac2 protein, and Rac2 knockdown reverses both effects.
The Journal of Cell Biology · Aug 18, 2026Peer-reviewedImmunology✦ In-depth digest