BiochemistrybioRxiv
Chemical factors induce aggregative multicellularity in a close unicellular relative of animals
N. Ros-Rocher, R. Q. Kidner, C. T. Gerdt…·J. P. Gerdt
The paper shows that chemical cues induce reversible multicellularity in Capsaspora owczarzaki, a unicellular relative of animals, suggesting this mechanism was present in ancestral unicellular life.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.2216668120