{
  "id": 7076230,
  "title": "Rtel1 in hypothalamic oxytocin neurons regulates oxytocin output and social behaviors in mice",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/rtel1-in-hypothalamic-oxytocin-neurons-regulates-oxytocin-output-and",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-12T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.10.750776v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "RTEL1, a DNA helicase that resolves G-quadruplexes to maintain telomere and genome stability, has emerged as a candidate autism spectrum disorder risk gene, but its neural functions remain unknown. Here, we show that Rtel1 haploinsufficiency in mice impairs social novelty and increases marble burying and anxiety-related behaviors without affecting locomotion or spatial learning. RTEL1 is…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}