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Metacaspases contribute to the cellular response to heat stress in a marine diatom.
The New phytologist - 1 May 2026
Sadeh Mai, Schatz Daniella, Ben-Dor Shifra, Mizrachi Avia, Graff van Creveld Shiri, Zafrin Amichai, Vardi Assaf
Abstract excerpt
Climate-driven marine heatwaves (HW) are extreme, large-scale events characterized by elevated ocean temperatures lasting from days to months. Despite their importance, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of algal response to marine HW. Recent studies suggest that metacaspases play an important role in thermotolerance. Metacaspases are cysteine proteases structurally similar to caspases that are best...
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