Stress-induced collective behavior leads to the formation of multicellular structures and the survival of the unicellular alga Chlamydomonas
F. d. Carpentier, A. Maes, C. H. Marchand, C. Chung, C. Durand, P. Crozet, S. D. Lemaire, A. Danon
The paper identifies a stress-induced mechanism in Chlamydomonas that leads to multicellular structure formation, showing it provides protection and involves genetic reprogramming and secretome changes.
bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2021 · PreprintPlant Biology