Nuclei are mobile processors enabling specialization in a gigantic single-celled syncytium
T. Gerber, C. Loureiro, N. Schramma, S. Chen, A. Jain, A. Weber, A. Weigert, M. Santel, K. Alim, B. Treutlein, J. G. Camp
This study investigates gene expression heterogeneity in the multinucleated slime mold Physarum polycephalum, showing region-specific transcriptional responses and nuclear specialization without cellular compartmentalization.
bioRxiv · Apr 29, 2021Cell Biology