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M. Fontana

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Biophysics· 2 Biochemistry· 1 Immunology· 1 Plant Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 5 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 2 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1

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J. Hohlbein· 4 shared D. Weijers· 3 shared W. van den Berg· 3 shared R. Boer· 2 shared S. Lindhoud· 2 shared C. Fijen· 1 shared E. Hainiwa· 1 shared E. Ollmann Saphire· 1 shared

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Cooperative action of separate interaction domains promotes high-affinity DNA binding of Arabidopsis thaliana ARF transcription factors

M. Fontana, M. Roosjen, I. Crespo Garcia, W. van den Berg, M. Malfois, R. Boer, D. Weijers, J. Hohlbein

This study investigates how DNA binding and dimerization domains of Arabidopsis ARF transcription factors influence DNA binding affinity and kinetics using single-molecule FRET assays.

bioRxiv · Nov 16, 2022 · PreprintBiochemistry

Plasmodium infection disrupts the T follicular helper cell response to heterologous immunization

M. Fontana, E. Ollmann Saphire, M. Pepper

This study shows that Plasmodium infection impairs T follicular helper cell responses to heterologous immunization, despite functional dendritic cells.

bioRxiv · Sep 20, 2022Immunology

Probing DNA - transcription factor interactions using single-molecule fluorescence detection in nanofluidic devices

M. Fontana, S. Ivanovaite, S. Lindhoud, W. van den Berg, D. Weijers, J. Hohlbein

The paper uses single-molecule FRET in nanofluidic devices to study ARF-DBD interactions with DNA, showing monomeric behavior and FRET changes upon binding.

bioRxiv · May 12, 2021Biophysics

Design principles of a minimal auxin response system

H. Kato, S. Mutte, H. Suzuki, I. Crespo, S. Das, T. Radoeva, M. Fontana, Y. Yoshitake, E. Hainiwa, W. van den Berg, S. Lindhoud, J. Hohlbein, J. W. Borst, R. Boer, R. Nishihama, , D. Weijers

The paper identifies a minimal auxin response system in Marchantia polymorpha, showing that a single A-ARF activates gene expression while a B-ARF represses it, defining developmental zones of auxin response.

bioRxiv · Sep 8, 2019Plant Biology

Simple nanofluidic devices for high-throughput, non-equilibrium studies at the single-molecule level

C. Fijen, M. Fontana, S. G. Lemay, K. Mathwig, J. Hohlbein

The paper introduces nanofluidic devices for high-throughput single-molecule studies, enabling precise flow profiling and real-time chemical reaction observation.

bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2017Biophysics