S. Hess

Fungivorous protists in the rhizosphere of Arabidopsis thaliana - Diversity, functions, and publicly available cultures for experimental exploration

This study identifies and characterizes fungivorous protists in Arabidopsis thaliana rhizosphere, revealing diverse feeding strategies and providing cultures for further research.

A phylogenomically informed five-order system for the closest relatives of land plants

The paper presents a new five-order system for Zygnematophyceae based on phylogenomic analysis of a filamentous green alga, revealing five independent origins of filamentous growth.

Autophagy regulates neuronal excitability by controlling cAMP/Protein Kinase A signaling

This study shows that autophagy regulates neuronal excitability by controlling cAMP/PKA signaling through the targeting of PKA inhibitory subunits to autophagosomes.

Comparative transcriptomics reveals the molecular toolkit used by an algivorous protist for cell wall perforation

This study identifies lytic enzymes and chitin-related factors in Orciraptor agilis that facilitate cell wall perforation during protoplast feeding.

What is the role of the environment in the emergence of novel antibiotic resistance genes? - A modelling approach

This study models the emergence of antibiotic resistance genes and finds the environment plays a minor role, but uncertainty remains due to lack of quantitative data.

SCFFbxw5 targets MCAK in G2/M to facilitate ciliogenesis in the following cell cycle

The paper identifies SCFFbxw5 as a regulator of MCAK levels during G2/M, showing that its loss impairs ciliogenesis in the subsequent G1 phase.

Single subunit degradation of WIZ, a lenalidomide- and pomalidomide dependent substrate of E3 ubiquitin ligase CRL4CRBN

This study identifies WIZ as a novel substrate of the CRL4CRBN E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that is degraded by lenalidomide and pomalidomide, highlighting the mechanism of IMiD-induced protein degradation.

An updated phylogeny of the Alphaproteobacteria reveals that the Rickettsiales and Holosporales have independent origins

The paper updates the phylogeny of Alphaproteobacteria, showing Rickettsiales and Holosporales have independent origins, with Holosporales nested within Rhodospirillales.

A systematic approach for dissecting the molecular mechanisms of transcriptional regulation in bacteria

The paper introduces a systematic method combining assays and modeling to dissect bacterial promoter mechanisms at nucleotide resolution.