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L. Pita

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 3 Assay:imaging· 2 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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U. Hentschel· 5 shared M. Ribes· 2 shared A. Kupczok· 1 shared A. M. Marulanda-Gomez· 1 shared A. Traulsen· 1 shared B. E. Dutilh· 1 shared B. Mortzfeld· 1 shared B. Pinto· 1 shared

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A novel in-vivo phagocytosis assay to gain cellular insights on sponge-microbe interactions

A. M. Marulanda-Gomez, K. Bayer, L. Pita, U. Hentschel

This paper develops a quantitative in-vivo phagocytosis assay in sponges to study microbial discrimination, finding that phagocytic activity varies with particle type and concentration.

bioRxiv · Feb 28, 2023 · PreprintCell Biology

Maternal provisioning of an obligate symbiont

T. J. Carrier, L. Schmittmann, S. Jung, L. Pita, U. Hentschel

The paper investigates vertical transmission of an obligate symbiont in a viviparous sponge, finding that symbiont provision varies with reproductive output and offspring size, challenging previous assumptions based on oviparous species.

bioRxiv · Sep 7, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Grazing results in mobilization of spherulous cells and re-allocation of secondary metabolites to the surface in the sponge Aplysina aerophoba

Y.-C. Wu, M. Garcia-Altares, B. Pinto, M. Ribes, U. Hentschel, L. Pita

This study examines how the sponge Aplysina aerophoba responds to grazing by Tylodina perversa and mechanical damage, revealing similar wounding responses and secondary metabolite reallocation.

bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2020Ecology

Neutrality in the Metaorganism

M. Sieber, L. Pita, N. Weiland-Bräuer, P. Dirksen, J. Wang, B. Mortzfeld, S. Franzenburg, R. A. Schmitz, J. F. Baines, S. Fraune, U. Hentschel, H. Schulenburg, T. C. G. Bosch, A. Traulsen

This study shows that microbiota community structure across various host organisms aligns with neutral model predictions, suggesting neutral processes rather than host selection primarily shape microbial communities after colonization.

PLOS Biology · Jun 19, 2019Peer-reviewedEcology

A symbiont phage protein aids in eukaryote immune evasion

M. T. Jahn, K. Arkhipova, S. M. Markert, C. Stigloher, T. Lachnit, L. Pita, A. Kupczok, M. Ribes, S. T. Stengel, P. Rosenstiel, B. E. Dutilh, U. Hentschel

The paper identifies a phage-encoded ankyrin domain protein that modulates eukaryotic immune responses, enabling immune evasion in host-microbe interactions.

bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2019Microbiology