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Marília Almeida-Trapp

King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-9980-322XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:Arabidopsis· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:plant (other)· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Root endophyte sulfur metabolites enhance redox balance and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis

Büsra Elkatmis, Rabeaa S. Alkhateeb, Catherine Mannes, Rewaa S. Jalal, Marília Almeida-Trapp, Philipp Westhoff, Ceyda Ozkan, Giulia Maria Thelen, Baoda Han, Maged M. Saad, Stanislav Kopřiva, Heribert Hirt A

This study shows that the root endophyte Pseudomonas argentinensis SA190 enhances drought tolerance in Arabidopsis by supplying glutathione, improving redox balance.

The EMBO Journal · Oct 27, 2026Peer-reviewedPlant Biology

Turnip mosaic virus co-opts host RNA methylation machinery to orchestrate plant infection

Nicola Secco, Kashif Nawaz, Marília Almeida-Trapp, Arsheed Hussain Sheikh, Heribert Hirt A

This study shows that Turnip mosaic virus uses host m6A methylation machinery to enhance infection by creating a specific methylation landscape on its genome.

bioRxiv · May 10, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology