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I. Maldener

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 4 Organism:C. elegans· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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A.-K. Kieninger· 2 shared G. L. Weiss· 2 shared M. Pilhofer· 2 shared A. Janovic· 1 shared A. O. Helbig· 1 shared B. L. Springstein· 1 shared C. Menzel· 1 shared C. N. Nishi· 1 shared

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The role of FraI in cell-cell communication and differentiation in the hormogonia-forming cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme

A. Janovic, I. Maldener, C. Menzel, G. Parrett, D. Risser

This study identifies FraI as a protein essential for nanopore formation in septal junctions, which are critical for cell-cell communication and differentiation in Nostoc punctiforme hormogonia.

mSphere · Aug 28, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

SepN is essential for assembly and gating of septal junctions in Nostoc sp. PCC 7120

A.-K. Kieninger, P. Tokarz, G. L. Weiss, M. Pilhofer, I. Maldener

This study identifies SepN as a critical component of septal junctions in Nostoc sp. PCC 7120, showing its role in assembly and gating of intercellular communication.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology

Two novel heteropolymer-forming proteins maintain multicellular shape of the cyanobacterium Anabaena sp. PCC 7120

B. L. Springstein, D. J. Nürnberg, C. Woehle, J. Weissenbach, M. L. Theune, A. O. Helbig, I. Maldener, T. Dagan, K. Stucken

This study identifies two novel heteropolymer-forming proteins in Anabaena that maintain multicellular shape by interacting with other proteins involved in cell structure.

bioRxiv · Jun 5, 2020Microbiology

Glycolipid composition of the heterocyst envelope of Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 is crucial for diazotrophic growth and relies on the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase HgdA

D. Shvarev, C. N. Nishi, I. Maldener

This study identifies HgdA as essential for glycolipid layer formation in Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 heterocysts, supporting diazotrophic growth.

bioRxiv · Dec 7, 2018Microbiology

Structure and function of a bacterial gap junction analog

G. L. Weiss, A.-K. Kieninger, I. Maldener, K. Forchhammer, M. Pilhofer

The paper resolves the structure of bacterial septal junctions and shows they gate intercellular communication through conformational changes mediated by proteins FraC/D.

bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2018Cell Biology