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Melissa Mantz

University of FreiburgORCID 0000-0001-7254-5331Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 4 Assay:proteomics· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Pitter F. HuesgeniD· 4 shared A. BhatnagariD· 1 shared Aida MarićiD· 1 shared Andreas LückeiD· 1 shared Andreas PerrariD· 1 shared Balakumaran ChandrasekariD· 1 shared Beatrice LaceiD· 1 shared Borjana ArsovaiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 4/yr

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Arabidopsis cysteine protease RD19 limits RBOHD-generated ROS production in pattern triggered immunity

Giuliana Hessler, Melissa Mantz, Federica Locci, Jaqueline Bautor, Pitter F. Huesgen, Jane E. Parker

This study shows RD19 limits RBOHD-generated ROS in PTI by regulating its accumulation, and identifies AED3 and AED2/ASPG1 as potential RD19 substrates.

bioRxiv · Oct 5, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology

Processing and release of the maize phytocytokine Zip1

Maurice Koenig, Zarah Sorger, Parisa Kakanj, Paula Dewes, Melissa Mantz, Andreas Perrar, Muthusaravanan Sivaramakrishnan, Simon Stael, Balakumaran Chandrasekar, Pitter F. Huesgen, Johana C. Misas Villamil, Gunther Doehlemann

This study identifies a two-stage proteolytic pathway for maize phytocytokine Zip1 maturation and release, revealing spatial and temporal control of immune signaling.

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · Jul 21, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Systems-level Plant Responses Reveal Pseudomonas-Mediated Growth Promotion in Brachypodium Under Nitrogen Limitation

Stefan Sanow, Melissa Mantz, Holger Wissel, A. Bhatnagar, Elena Sturm, Jana M. Kelm, Robert M. Walker, Andreas Lücke, Gabriel Schaaf, Pitter F. Huesgen, Ute Roessner, Michelle Watt, Borjana Arsova

The paper investigates how Brachypodium interacts with Pseudomonas koreeensis under nitrogen limitation, showing increased biomass and nitrogen content in inoculated plants.

Plant Cell & Environment · May 25, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

The compartmentalized activity of a legume subtilase SBT12a allows symbiosome stabilization

Guofeng Zhang, Fabian Stockert, Melissa Mantz, Marta Rodríguez‐Franco, Fabian van Beveren, Casandra Hernández‐Reyes, Beatrice Lace, Wei Yang, Héctor Mancilla, Aida Marić, Nils Nebel, Sjon Hartman, Claudine Kraft, Chao Su, Pierre‐Marc Delaux, , Thomas Ott

This study identifies SBT12a as a subtilase that regulates symbiosome stability in legumes by degrading defense proteins and promoting symbiosis.

bioRxiv · Apr 12, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology