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ArticleBMC biology2025

Meiosis-associated expression patterns during starvation-induced cell fusion in the protist Fisculla terrestris.

Shan Gao, Marcel Dominik Solbach, Jens Bast, Kenneth Dumack

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Article in BMC biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Shan GaoInstitute for Zoology, University of Cologne, Zuelpicher Str. 47b, Cologne, 50674, Germany.
Marcel Dominik SolbachInstitute for Zoology, University of Cologne, Zuelpicher Str. 47b, Cologne, 50674, Germany.
Jens Bast *Institute for Zoology, University of Cologne, Zuelpicher Str. 47b, Cologne, 50674, Germany.
Kenneth Dumack *Institute for Zoology, University of Cologne, Zuelpicher Str. 47b, Cologne, 50674, Germany. kenneth.dumack@uni-koeln.de.

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Abstract

backgroundUnicellular eukaryotes were widely considered to r eproduce without sex. However, recent findings suggest that meiosis, and by extension (sometimes cryptic) sexual reproduction, might be present in almost all eukaryotic lineages.

resultsHere, we investigate the transcriptomic response underlying starvation-induced fusion in the Rhizaria protist Fisculla terrestris. Investigations of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) with a particular focus on the expression of meiosis-associated genes suggest that some form of meiosis and recombination might occur in these Rhizaria.

conclusionsWe showed that starvation triggered changes in gene expression of meiosis-associated genes in F. terrestris. However, if these processes are coupled with sexual reproduction remains to be investigated.

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EukaryotaMeiosisTranscriptomeCell FusionStarvationCell fusionDifferentially expressed genes (DEGs)MeiosisMeiosis toolkitsProtistRecombinationRhizaria

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