Christiane Emmerich

The paper analyzes the nuclear genomes of Mesodinium rubrum and finds it lacks spliceosomal introns and related machinery, suggesting introns hinder endosymbiotic genomic integration.

This study shows that non-native symbionts can colonize a novel host but with outcomes dependent on genetic relatedness to the native symbiont.

The paper identifies ICOP1 and ICOP2 as proteins interacting with ISWI1 that are essential for chromatin remodeling and DNA elimination during somatic genome development in Paramecium.

This study investigates genome development in Loxodes magnus, finding no canonical IESs or editing hallmarks during MIC-to-MAC development, suggesting a loss or streamlining of genome editing processes.

The paper analyzes IESs in Blepharisma stoltei, revealing MITEs as a major source of IESs and challenging current models of transposon domestication in ciliates.

The paper reports the somatic genome of Blepharisma stoltei, identifying a PiggyBac transposase homolog as a potential IES excisase, suggesting an evolutionary origin for genome editing.