Improved nitroreductase variants, optimized prodrugs, and careful experimental design enable scalable, precise cell ablation across model systems for disease modeling, regeneration studies, and high-throughput discovery.
Oguzhan F Baltaci, Andrea Usseglio Gaudi ... Benjamin M Hogan
Pericytes regulate cerebrovascular development, while vascular smooth muscle cells prevent hemorrhage and blood–brain barrier breakdown at vascular hotspots in juvenile and adult zebrafish.