Phytochromes Enable Social Behavior in Marine Diatoms
Joan Salvador Font-Muñoz, Marianne Jaubert, Marc Sourisseau, Idán Tuval, Benjamin Bailleul, Carole Duchêne, Gotzon Basterretxea, Angela Falciatore
This study shows that phytochromes in marine diatoms enable light-mediated collective behavior through synchronized cell movements in response to blue or far-red light.
Nature Communications · Mar 10, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology