S. Rupp

A predatory gastrula leads to symbiosis-independent settlement in Aiptasia

This study shows that Aiptasia planulae larvae actively feed and undergo settlement and metamorphosis without requiring dinoflagellate symbionts, closing the lifecycle of this model system.

Cancer Prevalence Across Vertebrates

The paper analyzes cancer prevalence across 292 vertebrate species and finds that neoplasia prevalence increases with adult weight and mutation rate but decreases with gestation time.

Proline catabolism is key to facilitating Candida albicans pathogenicity

This study shows that proline catabolism is essential for Candida albicans pathogenicity, as mutations in proline utilization genes reduce virulence in animal models.

Dinoflagellate symbionts escape vomocytosis by host cell immune suppression

The paper identifies host immune suppression as a mechanism allowing dinoflagellate symbionts to avoid elimination by coral hosts through non-lytic expulsion rather than intracellular digestion.

Nutrient-dependent mTORC1 signaling in coral-algal symbiosis

This study shows that mTORC1 signaling is activated in coral-algal symbiosis, linking symbiont-provided nutrients to host metabolic and growth changes.

Understanding the evolution of anisogamy in the early diverging fungus, Allomyces

This study investigates the evolution of anisogamy in Allomyces by analyzing transcriptomes of isogamous and anisogamous species, finding convergent molecular mechanisms similar to those in animals.