Nevena Maslać

Molecular basis of N2 fixation in a hyperthermophilic archaeon

This study investigates the N2-fixing system of Methanocaldococcus infernus, revealing structural insights into its thermostable nitrogenase and unifying mechanistic principles across nitrogenase types.

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.

Active virus-host system in a Lokiarchaeon culture

This study reports the first cultivation of an Asgard archaeal virus and describes its integration, excision, and replication, along with the host's unique antiviral defense systems.

Molecular mechanism of nitrogenase sequestration by a PII-protein couple

This paper elucidates how anaerobes regulate nitrogenase activity through the PII-protein couple NifI1 and NifI2, revealing a structural mechanism for energy-dependent N2-fixation control.

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.