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However, the role of the ADCY9 gene in neural regeneration remains unreported. In this study, we utilized Dugesia japonica, a highly regenerative planarian species, as a model to systematically examine the spatiotemporal expression pattern of the ADCY9 gene during planarian brain regeneration and investigate its regulatory function in this process. The results demonstrated that the downregulation of ADCY9 resulted in abnormal brain regeneration in planarians, characterized by partial loss of the nerve cord, reduced numbers of collateral branches, and significant inhibition of the regeneration and differentiation of multiple neuron types. RNA sequencing revealed that the downregulation of ADCY9 led to 499 differentially expressed genes, with KEGG enrichment pathway analysis indicating significant associations with neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer\u2019s disease and Parkinson\u2019s disease. Double RNAi experiments demonstrated that simultaneous knockdown of ADCY9 and Mitofusin-1 significantly restored neural regeneration. Collectively, ADCY9 might promote the comprehensive reconstruction of neural structure by hierarchically regulating the regeneration intensity through negative regulation of the downstream inhibitory factor Mitofusin-1. 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