Preservation and remodelling of chloroplast lipids in photosynthetic sea slug host cells
Felisa Rey, Luca Morelli, Paulo Cartaxana, Tânia Melo, Pedro Domingues, M. Rosário M. Domingues, Sónia Cruz
This study examines how chloroplast lipidomes from two macroalgae are modified after being sequestered by photosynthetic sea slugs, showing preservation of algal identity with host-induced changes in lipid composition.
Frontiers in Marine Science · Jul 10, 2026Peer-reviewedBiochemistry