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A. Meir

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Plant Biology· 5 Biochemistry· 1 Biophysics· 1 Immunology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 6 Assay:proteomics· 4 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Research Focus:protein folding & dynamics· 2

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The T4bSS of Legionella features a two-step secretion pathway with an inner membrane intermediate for secretion of transmembrane effectors

S. Wagner, S. Malmsheimer, I. Grin, E. Bohn, M. Franz-Wachtel, B. Macek, T. Sahr, F. Smollich, D. Chetrit, A. Meir, C. Roy, C. Buchrieser

This study investigates the secretion mechanism of transmembrane effector proteins by Legionella T4bSS, revealing a two-step process involving an inner membrane intermediate.

bioRxiv · Mar 14, 2024 · PreprintMicrobiology

A desert green alga that thrives at extreme high-light intensities using a unique photoin-hibition protection mechanism

G. Levin, M. Yasmin, M. C. Simanowitz, A. Meir, Y. Tadmor, J. Hirschberg, N. Adir, G. Schuster

This paper describes a unique photoinhibition protection mechanism in the desert green alga C. ohadii that allows it to thrive under extreme high-light conditions.

bioRxiv · Aug 14, 2022Plant Biology

Underground Heterosis for Melons Yield

A. Dafna, I. Halperin, E. Oren, T. Isaacson, G. Tzuri, A. Meir, A. A. Schaffer, J. Burger, Y. Tadmor, E. S. Buckler, A. Gur

This study demonstrates root-mediated yield heterosis in melons by grafting common scions onto hybrid rootstocks, showing significant yield improvements over parental lines and commercial varieties.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2021Plant Biology

The desert green algae Chlorella ohadii thrives at excessively high light intensities by exceptionally enhancing the mechanisms that protect photosynthesis from photoinhibition

G. Levin, S. Kulikovsky, V. Liveanu, B. Eichenbaum, A. Meir, T. Isaacson, Y. Tadmor, N. Adir, G. Schuster

The study analyzes the photosynthetic properties of Chlorella ohadii, revealing its resistance to photoinhibition through enhanced mechanisms.

bioRxiv · Feb 8, 2021Plant Biology

Mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 reveals inflammatory role of type I interferon signaling

B. Goldman-Israelow, E. Song, T. Mao, P. Lu, A. Meir, F. Liu, M. Madel Alfajaro, J. Wei, H. Dong, R. Homer, A. Ring, C. B. Wilen, A. Iwasaki

This paper develops a mouse model of SARS-CoV-2 using AAV-mediated hACE2 expression, showing type I interferons fail to control viral replication and drive pathology.

bioRxiv · May 27, 2020Immunology

Mutagenesis of two homologs ATP Binding cassette protein in tomato by CRISPR/Cas9 provide resistance against the plant parasite Phelipanche aegyptiaca

V. K. Bari, J. A. Nassar, A. Meir, R. Aly

This study uses CRISPR/Cas9 to mutate two ABC proteins in tomato, reducing germination of the parasitic weed Phelipanche aegyptiaca.

bioRxiv · Dec 11, 2019Plant Biology

Inhibiting the copper efflux system in microbes as a novel approach for developing antibiotics

A. Meir, V. Lepechkin-Zilbermintz, S. Kahremany, F. Schwerdtfeger, L. Gevorkyan-Airapetov, A. Munder, O. Viskind, A. Gruzman, S. Ruthstein

This study develops peptide inhibitors targeting the bacterial copper efflux system CusCFBA to combat antibiotic resistance by exploiting copper toxicity.

bioRxiv · Sep 9, 2019Biochemistry

Exploring the role of the various methionine residues in the Escherichia coli CusB adapter protein

A. Meir, G. Walke, F. Schwerdtfeger, L. Gevorkyan Airapetov, S. Ruthstein

The paper investigates the role of methionine residues in the Escherichia coli CusB protein using structural and cell experiments.

PLOS ONE · Aug 29, 2019Peer-reviewedBiophysics

Multi-allelic APRR2 Gene is Associated with Fruit Pigment Accumulation in Melon and Watermelon

E. Oren, G. Tzuri, L. Vexler, A. Dafna, A. Meir, U. Saar, A. Faigenboim, M. Kenigswald, V. Portnoy, A. A. Schaffer, A. Levi, E. S. Buckler, N. Katzir, J. Burger, Y. Tadmor, A. Gur

This study identifies the multi-allelic APRR2 gene as a key regulator of fruit pigment accumulation in melon and watermelon, demonstrating its role in rind and flesh color variation.

bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2019Plant Biology