Maternal transmission of a plastid structure enhances offspring fitness
Tyler J. Carrier, Andrés Rufino‐Navarro, Thorben Knoop, Urška Repnik, Andrés Mauricio Caraballo‐Rodríguez, David M. Needham, Corinna Bang, Sören Franzenburg, Marc Bramkamp, Willi Rath, Arne Biastoch, José Carlos Hernández, Ute Hentschel
The paper shows that sea urchin eggs incorporate plastid components, which enhance offspring developmental fitness and survival by influencing phytohormone regulation and lipid use.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2025 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology