{
  "id": 9754040,
  "title": "Fine-tuning neuron number: Lzts as a key regulator of neurogenesis and cell proliferation in Ciona",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/fine-tuning-neuron-number-lzts-as-a-key-regulator-of-neurogenesis-and",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.24.754029v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "How progenitor mitotic timing is coupled to the number of neurons in a nervous system remains poorly understood, in part because most model systems have large, variable progenitor pools that obscure this relationship. The non-vertebrate chordate Ciona robusta offers a tractable alternative: its larval nervous system arises from an invariant lineage, including four Bipolar Tail Neurons (BTNs) that…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}