Highly regenerative species-specific genes improve age-associated features in the adult Drosophila midgut.
Hiroki NagaiYuya AdachiTenki NakasugiEma TakigawaJunichiro UiTakashi MakinoMasayuki MiuraYu-Ichiro NakajimaPublished in: BMC biology (2024)
These findings together suggest that the introduction of highly regenerative species-specific genes can improve stem cell functions and promote a healthy lifespan when expressed in aging animals.