Apusomonad photophobic behavior highlights cytoskeletal responses to blue light in early eukaryotes
Aika Shibata, Chiaki Yamamoto, Yuma Tani, Ryuji Yanase, Kogiku Shiba, Yu Sato, Akinori Yabuki, Kazuo Inaba
This study reports photophobic behavior in the apusomonad Podomonas kaiyoae, revealing cytoskeletal responses to blue light involving dynein/tubulin and myosin/actin systems.
Communications Biology · Dec 18, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology