Norma Cecilia Martinez-Gomez

Evidence for lanthanide and PQQ dependent dehydrogenases in Eukarya

The paper identifies lanthanide-coordinating 8-bladed beta-propeller enzymes in eukaryotes using bioinformatics and modeling, suggesting lanthanide biology extends beyond bacteria.

A frameshift mutation drives divergent biosynthesis of metallophores in Methylobacterium extorquens

This study identifies a frameshift mutation in M. extorquens AM1 that drives the production of methylolanthanin instead of rhodopetrobactin by altering the biosynthetic pathway.

MicroGrowAgents: An Agentic AI System for Microbial Cultivation Engineering

MicroGrowAgents is an agentic AI system that designs microbial growth media using structured knowledge and experimental design, identifying optimal conditions for Methylorubrum extorquens AM1.

XoxF and the Calvin-Benson Cycle Mediate Lanthanide-Dependent Growth on Methanol in Bradyrhizobium and Sinorhizobium

This study identifies the XoxF-CBB pathway as the mechanism by which Bradyrhizobium and Sinorhizobium utilize methanol with lanthanide metals, showing its prevalence across related species.

Aromatic acid metabolism in Methylobacterium extorquens reveals interplay between methylotrophic and heterotrophic pathways

This study investigates how Methylobacterium extorquens metabolizes vanillic acid, showing it uses formaldehyde for energy rather than detoxification and avoids diauxie when growing on methanol and high vanillic acid concentrations.

Comprehensive phylogenomics of Methylobacterium reveals four evolutionary distinct groups and underappreciated phyllosphere diversity.

The paper uses phylogenomic analysis of 189 Methylobacterium genomes to reveal four evolutionary groups and identify 45 candidate species, highlighting phyllosphere diversity and an ancient transition to plant association.