Germline chromatin undergoes dramatic remodeling events involving histone variants during the life cycle of an organism. A universal histone variant, H3.3, is incorporated at sites of active transcription throughout the cell cycle. The presence of H3.3 in chromatin indicates histone turnover, which is the energy-dependent removal of preexisting histones and replacement with new histones. H3.3 i...

Kelp forests of the California Current System have experienced prolonged marine heatwave (MHW) events that overlap in time with phenology life history (e.g., gametogenesis and spawning) many benthic invertebrates. To study effect thermal stress from MHWs during purple sea urchin ( Strongylocentrotus purpuratus ) further, whether might induce transgenerational plasticity (TGP) tolerance progeny,...