The emerging contaminant Cl-PFESA/F-53B is toxic to meiotic cell division and reproduction in Arabidopsis thaliana
Yuting Chen, Xueying Cui, Ziming Ren, Huiqi Fu, Yufeng Luo, Le Xu, Ziwei Song, Yonghua Qin, Guanghui Yu, Xiaoning Lei, Bing Liu
This study shows that F-53B impairs meiotic cell division and reproduction in Arabidopsis by disrupting chromosome segregation, microtubule organization, and crossover formation.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2025 · PreprintPlant Biology