Gametophyte Thermal Priming Modifies the Transcriptomic Heat Stress Response of Sporophyte Progeny in Saccharina latissima
Anne M L Nilsen, Niko Steiner, Inka Bartsch, J Mark Cock, Alexander O Jueterbock · 2026
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Anne M. L. Nilsen and colleagues test, in 2026, whether heat training in young kelp passes to the next stock. Sugar kelp builds forests on North Atlantic coasts and anchors seaweed farming in Europe. Heatwaves now threaten both wild and farmed kelp. The team warmed the tiny gametophyte stage for three weeks, then bred those plants and heat-shocked their young sporophytes.
Offspring of warmed parents answered heat with stronger gene shifts, including a heat shield gene found only in them. Their light harvesting held up longer under heat. Untrained offspring lagged, then shut many genes down during recovery. The authors read the pattern as a stress memory passed across generations. Farms might prime seed stock this way.
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| CREATOR | Anne M L Nilsen, Niko Steiner, Inka Bartsch, J Mark Cock, Alexander O Jueterbock |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 56834 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |