Developmental BiologyCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewed
Bacterial symbionts in animal development: arginine biosynthesis complementation enables larval settlement in a marine sponge
Hao Song, Olivia H. Hewitt, Sandie M. Degnan
The paper shows that bacterial symbionts in Amphimedon queenslandica larvae provide arginine for nitric oxide synthesis, enabling settlement and metamorphosis, and suggests a broader role for symbionts in metazoan development.
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