Anja Meierhenrich

This study identifies and characterizes the genetic and regulatory mechanisms of xanthan utilization in Microbacterium xanthanicum UB-LE1, revealing conserved and lineage-specific features of this polysaccharide degradation system.

The paper identifies conserved transcription factor binding motifs across plant species and shows their conservation over 450 million years.

The paper identifies core transcription factor binding motifs in Arabidopsis thaliana and shows that motif competition within TF families influences gene expression.