M. Franz-Wachtel

This study shows that transferring bacteriocin biosynthesis genes between Staphylococcus aureus strains requires metabolic adaptation to enhance compound production and cellular fitness.

This study identifies cytosolic (co)chaperones that interact with signal-anchored mitochondrial proteins and facilitate their biogenesis.

The paper shows SAC9 restricts PI(4,5)P2 at the plasma membrane, preventing its ectopic accumulation in intracellular compartments and affecting clathrin-mediated endocytosis and SH3P2 localization.

The paper identifies CSA1 as a TIR-NBS-LRR protein required for autoimmune cell death in Arabidopsis when BAK1 and BIR3 are mutated, linking BAK1 to NLR proteins in immune responses.

This study shows that the bacterial effector XopL suppresses plant autophagy by degrading SH3P2, revealing a novel pathogen strategy to evade host defense.

The paper analyzes neuropeptidomics in Nemertea, Brachiopoda, and Phoronida to map ancestral spiralian signaling systems, identifying conserved and novel peptides and receptors.

This paper introduces RNA-BioID, a method to map the interactome of endogenous mRNAs, and identifies new RNA binding proteins interacting with β-actin mRNA.

The paper analyzes neuropeptide complements in xenacoelomorphs to infer ancestral bilaterian systems and their evolutionary correlation with nervous system architecture.