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B. Alunni

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Organism:bacteria (other)· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Assay:proteomics· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1

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Taxonomic distribution of SbmA/BacA and BacA-like antimicrobial peptide transporters suggests independent recruitment and convergent evolution in host-microbe interactions

N. T. Smith, A. Boukherissa, K. Antaya, G. W. Howe, R. C. Rodriguez de la Vega, J. A. Shykoff, B. Alunni, G. C. diCenzo

This study identifies the distribution of SbmA/BacA and BclA antimicrobial peptide transporters across bacteria, showing convergent evolution and their role in host-microbe interactions.

bioRxiv · Feb 25, 2024Microbiology

Hundreds of antimicrobial peptides create a selective barrier for insect gut symbionts

J. Lachat, G. Lextrait, R. Jouan, A. Boukherissa, A. Yokota, S. Jang, K. Ishigami, R. Futahashi, R. Cossard, D. Naquin, V. Costache, L. Augusto, P. Tissiere, E. G. Biondi, B. Alunni, , P. Mergaert

The paper identifies hundreds of antimicrobial peptides in the insect gut that create a selective barrier for symbionts, with resistance mechanisms crucial for colonization.

bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2023Microbiology

Sinorhizobium meliloti FcrX coordinates cell cycle and division during free-living growth and symbiosis

S. Dendene, S. Xue, Q. Nicoud, O. Valette, A. Frascella, A. Bonnardel, R. Le Bars, M. Bourge, P. Mergaert, M. Brilli, B. Alunni, E. G. Bondi

This study identifies FcrX as a regulator of cell cycle and division in S. meliloti, showing it controls CtrA and FtsZ to coordinate free-living growth and symbiotic differentiation.

bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology

DNA methylation in Ensifer species during free-living growth and during nitrogen-fixing symbiosis with Medicago spp.

G. C. diCenzo, L. Cangioli, Q. Nicoud, J. H. T. Cheng, M. J. Blow, N. Shapiro, T. Woyke, E. G. Biondi, B. Alunni, A. Mengoni, P. Mergaert

The paper identifies DNA methylation patterns in Ensifer species during free-living growth and symbiosis, showing changes in GANTC motif methylation linked to cell cycle and differentiation.

bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2021Microbiology

Sinorhizobium meliloti functions required for resistance to antimicrobial NCR peptides and bacteroid differentiation

Q. Nicoud, Q. Barriere, N. Busset, S. Dendene, D. Y. Travin, M. Bourge, R. Le Bars, C. Boulogne, M. Lecroël, S. Jenei, A. Kereszt, E. Kondorosi, E. G. Biondi, T. Timtchenko, B. Alunni, P. Mergaert

This study identifies S. meliloti functions that protect against NCR peptides and enable bacteroid differentiation in Medicago nodules.

bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2020Microbiology

Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens USDA110 nodulation of Aeschynomene afraspera is associated with atypical terminal bacteroid differentiation and suboptimal symbiotic efficiency

Q. Nicoud, F. Lamouche, A. Chaumeret, T. Balliau, R. Le Bars, M. Bourge, F. Pierre, F. Guerard, E. Sallet, S. Tuffigo, O. Pierre, Y. Dessaux, F. Gilard, B. Gakiere, I. Nagy, , B. Alunni

This study shows that Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens USDA110 forms a functional but inefficient symbiosis with Aeschynomene afraspera due to atypical terminal bacteroid differentiation.

bioRxiv · Nov 24, 2020Microbiology