Anemonefish use sialic acid metabolism as Trojan horse to avoid giant sea anemone stinging
Natacha Roux, Clément Philippe Delannoy, Shin‐Yi Yu, Saori Miura, Lilian Carlu, Laurence Besseau, Takahiro Nakagawa, Chihiro Sato, Ken Kitajima, Yann Guérardel, Vincent Laudet
This paper investigates how anemonefish avoid triggering sea anemone nematocysts by reducing sialic acid levels in their mucus, suggesting a Trojan horse mechanism for symbiosis.
BMC Biology · Feb 14, 2025Peer-reviewedZoology