{
  "id": 17002522,
  "title": "A novel function of neuroligin 3: Beyond sociality, Regulating lifespan in Drosophila",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/a-novel-function-of-neuroligin-3-beyond-sociality-regulating-lifespan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.27.762327v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Neuroligins are conserved postsynaptic adhesion proteins involved in synaptic function and behaviour. In Drosophila melanogaster, Neuroligin 3 (Nlg3) regulates social behaviour, sleep and synaptic architecture. We now report, through analysis of publicly available transcriptomics data, confirmed with RT-qPCR data, that loss-of-function of the nlg3 gene downregulates the expression of…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}