Silvia Bulgheresi

Conserved lifestyle-associated chromosome architectures across mammalian symbionts

This study investigates chromosome organization in obligate mammalian symbionts, revealing conserved architectures linked to their lifestyle and growth conditions.

Emergence of histone-based chromatin complexity in Asgard archaea

This study identifies histone-based chromatin regulation components in Asgard archaea, suggesting these features predate eukaryogenesis.

Dynamic protrusions mediate unique crawling motility in Asgard Archaea (Promethearchaeota)

This study shows Asgard archaea use dynamic actin-based protrusions for crawling motility, similar to eukaryotic cells, and this process is inhibited by actin inhibitors.

Stable chromosome configuration and loop-based polarization in animal symbionts

The paper studies chromosome organization in longitudinally dividing Neisseriaceae bacteria, finding that the origin of replication is at the host-attached pole and that loop-based folding occurs in specific contexts.

Differential regulation of degradation and immune pathways underlies adaptation of the ectosymbiotic nematode Laxus oneistus to oxic-anoxic interfaces

This study identifies differential regulation of degradation and immune pathways in the nematode Laxus oneistus under anoxic and hypoxic conditions.