M. Ros

Unveiling the dominant role of soil pH in shaping nitrogen cycling microbial gene abundances: Insights from 65-years of chemical fertilizer selection in acidic grassland meadow

This study shows that soil pH, shaped by long-term fertilizer application, is the main driver of nitrogen cycling gene abundances in acidic grasslands, more so than direct fertilizer effects.

Liming enhances the abundance and stability of nitrogen-cycling microbes: The buffering effect of long-term lime application

This study shows that long-term liming increases microbial nitrogen-cycling gene abundance and stabilizes their populations against seasonal changes without increasing nitrous oxide emissions.

Direct visualization of emergent metastatic features within an ex vivo model of the tumor microenvironment

The paper introduces an ex vivo model called 3MIC to study metastatic features in tumor cells under various metabolic conditions and stromal interactions, finding that extracellular acidification is more critical than hypoxia in promoting metastasis.

Hypoxia potentiates the inflammatory fibroblast phenotype promoted by pancreatic cancer cell-derived cytokines

The paper shows hypoxia enhances the inflammatory fibroblast phenotype in pancreatic cancer through HIF-1 activation, promoting tumor progression.

Defective membrane repair machinery impairs survival of invasive cancer cells

The paper shows that defective membrane repair machinery in cancer cells impairs their survival during metastasis, with AnxA5 and AnxA6 playing key roles in repair.