Heat and Nitrate Drive Metabolic and Immune Reprogramming Leading to the Collapse of Symbiosis in the Model Sea Anemone Aiptasia
Jeric Da‐Anoy, Benjamin Glass, Oliwia Jasnos, Kyle S. Toyoma, Chloe Costa, Kian Thompson, HEATHER DONNELLY, Mu-Han Chen, Federica Calabrese, Lorenz R. B. Ponce, Maria Valadez-Ingersoll, Kamel Ramzi Moufarrej, Aden Nagree, Alex Geisser, Maria Medalla, , Sarah W. Davies
This study examines how heat and nitrate affect symbiosis in sea anemones, finding that while nitrate can temporarily buffer thermal stress, combined stressors lead to holobiont failure.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2026 · PreprintMolecular Biology