A. Brachmann

Arabidopsis GENOMES UNCOUPLED PROTEIN1 binds to plastid RNAs and promotes their maturation

This study identifies GUN1's molecular function as RNA binding and maturation by analyzing plastid transcriptomes and validating targets through RNA immunoprecipitation.

German Ixodes inopinatus samples may not actually represent this tick species

The study shows that German ticks morphologically identified as Ixodes inopinatus are genetically Ixodes ricinus, not I. inopinatus, and mitochondrial data alone cannot distinguish between the two species.

Both behavior-manipulating and non-manipulating entomopathogenic fungi affect rhythmic gene expression in carpenter ant foragers upon infection

This study compares how two fungal infections, one behavior-manipulating and one non-manipulating, affect daily gene expression rhythms in carpenter ant foragers.

The microbiome of Lotus nodules varies with plant health in a species-specific manner

The paper examines how the microbiome of Lotus nodules varies with plant health, finding species-specific differences and identifying Pseudomonas-related bacteria as indicators of healthy nodules.

Biophysical and proteomic analyses suggest functions of Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000 extracellular vesicles in bacterial growth during plant infection

This study identifies proteins in extracellular vesicles of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 and suggests their roles in bacterial growth and plant infection.

In vivo stabilization of endogenous chloroplast RNAs by customized artificial pentatricopeptide repeat proteins

This study demonstrates that artificial PPR proteins can stabilize specific chloroplast RNAs in vivo by mimicking natural PPR proteins' functions.

A novel factor essential for unconventional secretion of chitinase Cts1

The paper identifies Jps1 as a novel factor essential for the unconventional secretion of chitinase Cts1 during cell division in Ustilago maydis.