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R. Kapteijn, S. Shitut, D. Ashmann, L. Zhang, M. de Beer, D. Daviran, R. Roverts, A. Akiva, G. van Wezel, A. Kros, D. Claessen
The paper identifies a DNA uptake mechanism in cell wall-deficient bacteria that resembles eukaryotic endocytosis and may represent an ancient process for macromolecule acquisition.
bioRxiv · Jan 27, 2022Microbiology
S. Shitut, M.-J. Shen, B. Claushuis, R. J. E. Derks, M. Giera, D. Rozen, D. Claessen, A. Kros
This study generates heterokaryotic bacterial cells through controlled cell-cell fusion using synthetic lipopeptides, revealing membrane fluidity and specificity as key factors.
bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2021Microbiology
Z. Zhang, S. Shitut, B. Claushuis, D. Claessen, D. E. Rozen
The paper shows altruistic mutant cells in Streptomyces coelicolor experience mutational meltdown due to genomic deletions and increased mutation rates, leading to reduced fitness and sterility.
bioRxiv · Oct 20, 2020Evolutionary Biology
S. Giri, L. Ona, S. Waschina, S. Shitut, G. Yousif, C. Kaleta, C. Kost
The study shows that metabolic dissimilarity between bacterial strains promotes cross-feeding interactions, as demonstrated through cocultivation experiments and in-silico analysis of gut microbiota.
bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2020Ecology
S. Shitut, T. Ahsendorf, S. Pande, M. Egbert, C. Kost
The paper shows that auxotrophic E. coli cells increase amino acid production when co-cultured with prototrophic donors via nanotubes, due to cytoplasmic amino acid depletion delaying feedback inhibition.
bioRxiv · May 15, 2018Microbiology