Differential Gene Expression Analysis and Cytological Evidence Reveal a Sexual Stage of an Amoeba with Multiparental Cellular and Nuclear Fusion
Yonas I. Tekle, Fang Wang, Alireza Heidari, Alanna Johnson Stewart
This study identifies a sexual stage in the amoeba Cochliopodium through differential gene expression and cytological analysis, showing upregulation of meiosis and sex-related genes during fusion.
PLoS ONE · Nov 4, 2020Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology