Interactive Tree Of Life (iTOL) v5: an online tool for phylogenetic tree display and annotation

A distinct Fusobacterium nucleatum clade dominates the colorectal cancer niche

Zepeda-Rivera, M., Minot, S. S., Bouzek, H., Wu, H., Blanco-Míguez, A., Manghi, P., Jones, D. S., LaCourse, K. D., Wu, Y., McMahon, E. F., et al. (2024) · Nature · doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07182-w · Cited by 451

High-throughput, single-microbe genomics with strain resolution, applied to a human gut microbiome

Zheng, W., Zhao, S., Yin, Y., Zhang, H., Needham, D. M., Evans, E. D., Dai, C. L., Lu, P. J., Alm, E. J., & Weitz, D. A. (2022) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abm1483 · Cited by 283

Codiversification of gut microbiota with humans

Suzuki, T. A., Fitzstevens, J. L., Schmidt, V. T., Enav, H., Huus, K. E., Mbong Ngwese, M., Grießhammer, A., Pfleiderer, A., Adegbite, B. R., Zinsou, J. F., et al. (2022) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abm7759 · Cited by 210

The Mouse Gastrointestinal Bacteria Catalogue enables translation between the mouse and human gut microbiotas via functional mapping

Beresford-Jones, B. S., Forster, S. C., Stares, M. D., Notley, G., Viciani, E., Browne, H. P., Boehmler, D. J., Soderholm, A. T., Kumar, N., Vervier, K., et al. (2022) · Cell Host & Microbe · doi:10.1016/j.chom.2021.12.003 · Cited by 194

Visualizing translation dynamics at atomic detail inside a bacterial cell

Xue, L., Lenz, S., Zimmermann-Kogadeeva, M., Tegunov, D., Cramer, P., Bork, P., Rappsilber, J., & Mahamid, J. (2022) · Nature · doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05255-2 · Cited by 184

Prediction of strain level phage-host interactions across the Escherichia genus using only genomic information

Gaborieau, B., Vaysset, H., Tesson, F., Charachon, I., Dib, N., Bernier, J., Dequidt, T., Georjon, H., Clermont, O., Hersen, P., et al. (2024) · Nature Microbiology · doi:10.1038/s41564-024-01832-5 · Cited by 141

Phages overcome bacterial immunity via diverse anti-defence proteins

(2023) · doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06869-w · Cited by 138

Genomic factors shape carbon and nitrogen metabolic niche breadth across Saccharomycotina yeasts

Opulente, D. A., LaBella, A. L., Harrison, M.-C., Wolters, J. F., Liu, C., Li, Y., Kominek, J., Steenwyk, J. L., Stoneman, H. R., VanDenAvond, J., et al. (2024) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.adj4503 · Cited by 121

cGLRs are a diverse family of pattern recognition receptors in innate immunity

(2023) · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2023.05.038 · Cited by 117

Short- and long-read metagenomics of urban and rural South African gut microbiomes reveal a transitional composition and undescribed taxa

Tamburini, F. B., Maghini, D., Oduaran, O. H., Brewster, R., Hulley, M. R., Sahibdeen, V., Norris, S. A., Tollman, S., Kahn, K., Wagner, R. G., et al. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27917-x · Cited by 88

Large language models improve annotation of prokaryotic viral proteins

Flamholz, Z. N., Biller, S. J., & Kelly, L. (2024) · Nature Microbiology · doi:10.1038/s41564-023-01584-8 · Cited by 92

Design of highly functional genome editors by modeling the universe of CRISPR-Cas sequences

Ruffolo, J. A., Nayfach, S., Gallagher, J., Bhatnagar, A., Beazer, J., Hussain, R., Russ, J., Yip, J., Hill, E., Pacesa, M., et al. (2024) · doi:10.1101/2024.04.22.590591 · Cited by 90

A conserved fertilization complex bridges sperm and egg in vertebrates

Deneke, V. E., Blaha, A., Lu, Y., Suwita, J. P., Draper, J. M., Phan, C. S., Panser, K., Schleiffer, A., Jacob, L., Humer, T., et al. (2024) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2024.09.035 · Cited by 78

Viroid-like colonists of human microbiomes

Zheludev, I. N., Edgar, R. C., Lopez-Galiano, M. J., de la Peña, M., Babaian, A., Bhatt, A. S., & Fire, A. Z. (2024) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2024.09.033 · Cited by 73

Viroid-like colonists of human microbiomes

Zheludev, I. N., Edgar, R. C., Lopez-Galiano, M. J., de la Peña, M., Babaian, A., Bhatt, A. S., & Fire, A. Z. (2024) · doi:10.1101/2024.01.20.576352 · Cited by 73

Structure of an endogenous mycobacterial MCE lipid transporter

Chen, J., Fruhauf, A., Fan, C., Ponce, J., Ueberheide, B., Bhabha, G., & Ekiert, D. C. (2023) · Nature · doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06366-0 · Cited by 69

The virus-induced cyclic dinucleotide 2′3′-c-di-GMP mediates STING-dependent antiviral immunity in Drosophila

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PhyloVelo enhances transcriptomic velocity field mapping using monotonically expressed genes

Wang, K., Hou, L., Wang, X., Zhai, X., Lu, Z., Zi, Z., Zhai, W., He, X., Curtis, C., Zhou, D., et al. (2024) · Nature Biotechnology · doi:10.1038/s41587-023-01887-5 · Cited by 66

Bacterial volatile organic compounds (VOCs) promote growth and induce metabolic changes in rice

Almeida, O. A. C., de Araujo, N. O., Mulato, A. T. N., Persinoti, G. F., Sforça, M. L., Calderan-Rodrigues, M. J., & Oliveira, J. V. D. C. (2023) · Frontiers in Plant Science · doi:10.3389/fpls.2022.1056082 · Cited by 66

Hallstatt miners consumed blue cheese and beer during the Iron Age and retained a non-Westernized gut microbiome until the Baroque period

Maixner, F., Sarhan, M. S., Huang, K. D., Tett, A., Schoenafinger, A., Zingale, S., Blanco-Míguez, A., Manghi, P., Cemper-Kiesslich, J., Rosendahl, W., et al. (2021) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.031 · Cited by 62

Vaginal Lactobacillus fatty acid response mechanisms reveal a metabolite-targeted strategy for bacterial vaginosis treatment

Zhu, M., Frank, M. W., Radka, C. D., Jeanfavre, S., Xu, J., Tse, M. W., Pacheco, J. A., Kim, J. S., Pierce, K., Deik, A., et al. (2024) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.029 · Cited by 61

De novo gene synthesis by an antiviral reverse transcriptase

Tang, S., Conte, V., Zhang, D. J., Žedaveinytė, R., Lampe, G. D., Wiegand, T., Tang, L. C., Wang, M., Walker, M. W. G., George, J. T., et al. (2024) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.adq0876 · Cited by 58

Polymerization of the backbone of the pectic polysaccharide rhamnogalacturonan I

Amos, R. A., Atmodjo, M. A., Huang, C., Gao, Z., Venkat, A., Taujale, R., Kannan, N., Moremen, K. W., & Mohnen, D. (2022) · Nature Plants · doi:10.1038/s41477-022-01270-3 · Cited by 55

Csx28 is a membrane pore that enhances CRISPR-Cas13b–dependent antiphage defense

VanderWal, A. R., Park, J.-U., Polevoda, B., Nicosia, J. K., Molina Vargas, A. M., Kellogg, E. H., & O’Connell, M. R. (2023) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.abm1184 · Cited by 55

Quorum-sensing synthase mutations re-calibrate autoinducer concentrations in clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to enhance pathogenesis

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Microbial composition of tumorous and adjacent gastric tissue is associated with prognosis of gastric cancer

Lehr, K., Nikitina, D., Vilchez-Vargas, R., Steponaitiene, R., Thon, C., Skieceviciene, J., Schanze, D., Zenker, M., Malfertheiner, P., Kupcinskas, J., et al. (2023) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-023-31740-3 · Cited by 54

Phage tailspike modularity and horizontal gene transfer reveals specificity towards E. coli O-antigen serogroups

Pas, C., Latka, A., Fieseler, L., & Briers, Y. (2023) · Virology Journal · doi:10.1186/s12985-023-02138-4 · Cited by 52

LectinOracle: A Generalizable Deep Learning Model for Lectin–Glycan Binding Prediction

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Genotypic diversity and unrecognized antifungal resistance among populations of Candida glabrata from positive blood cultures

Badrane, H., Cheng, S., Dupont, C., Hao, B., Driscoll, E., Morder, K., Liu, G., Newbrough, A., Fleres, G., Kaul, D., et al. (2023) · doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-2706400/v1 · Cited by 48

Viruses in deep-sea cold seep sediments harbor diverse survival mechanisms and remain genetically conserved within species

Peng, Y., Lu, Z., Pan, D., Shi, L.-D., Zhao, Z., Liu, Q., Zhang, C., Jia, K., Li, J., Hubert, C. R. J., et al. (2023) · The ISME Journal · doi:10.1038/s41396-023-01491-0 · Cited by 48

Eukaryotic CD-NTase, STING, and viperin proteins evolved via domain shuffling, horizontal transfer, and ancient inheritance from prokaryotes

Culbertson, E. M., & Levin, T. C. (2023) · PLOS Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002436 · Cited by 43

Monospecific renaming within the cyanobacterial genus Limnospira (Spirulina) and consequences for food authorization

Roussel, T., Halary, S., Duval, C., Piquet, B., Cadoret, J.-P., Vernès, L., Bernard, C., & Marie, B. (2023) · Journal of Applied Microbiology · doi:10.1093/jambio/lxad159 · Cited by 39

Data-driven large-scale genomic analysis reveals an intricate phylogenetic and functional landscape in J-domain proteins

Malinverni, D., Zamuner, S., Rebeaud, M. E., Barducci, A., Nillegoda, N. B., & De Los Rios, P. (2023) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2218217120 · Cited by 39

Comparative mucomic analysis of three functionally distinct Cornu aspersum Secretions

Cerullo, A. R., McDermott, M. B., Pepi, L. E., Liu, Z.-L., Barry, D., Zhang, S., Yang, X., Chen, X., Azadi, P., Holford, M., et al. (2023) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-023-41094-z · Cited by 35

Legionella maintains host cell ubiquitin homeostasis by effectors with unique catalytic mechanisms

Fu, J., Li, S., Guan, H., Li, C., Zhao, Y.-B., Chen, T.-T., Xian, W., Zhang, Z., Liu, Y., Guan, Q., et al. (2024) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-50311-2 · Cited by 34

Gallionellaceae pangenomic analysis reveals insight into phylogeny, metabolic flexibility, and iron oxidation mechanisms

Hoover, R. L., Keffer, J. L., Polson, S. W., & Chan, C. S. (2023) · mSystems · doi:10.1128/msystems.00038-23 · Cited by 33

Revealing druggable cryptic pockets in the Nsp1 of SARS-CoV-2 and other β-coronaviruses by simulations and crystallography

Borsatto, A., Akkad, O., Galdadas, I., Ma, S., Damfo, S., Haider, S., Kozielski, F., Estarellas, C., & Gervasio, F. L. (2022) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.81167 · Cited by 32

Bioinformatic Analysis of Secondary Metabolite Biosynthetic Potential in Pathogenic Fusarium

Lin, C., Feng, X.-L., Liu, Y., Li, Z.-C., Li, X.-Z., & Qi, J. (2023) · Journal of Fungi · doi:10.3390/jof9080850 · Cited by 32

Asymmetrical dose responses shape the evolutionary trade-off between antifungal resistance and nutrient use

Després, P. C., Cisneros, A. F., Alexander, E. M. M., Sonigara, R., Gagné-Thivierge, C., Dubé, A. K., & Landry, C. R. (2022) · Nature Ecology & Evolution · doi:10.1038/s41559-022-01846-4 · Cited by 32

Stable kinetochore‐microtubule attachment requires loop‐dependent Ndc80‐Ndc80 binding

Polley, S., Müschenborn, H., Terbeck, M., De Antoni, A., Vetter, I. R., Dogterom, M., Musacchio, A., Volkov, V. A., & Huis in 't Veld, P. J. (2023) · The EMBO Journal · doi:10.15252/embj.2022112504 · Cited by 31

Viperin immunity evolved across the tree of life through serial innovations on a conserved scaffold

Shomar, H., Georjon, H., Feng, Y., Olympio, B., Guillaume, M., Tesson, F., Cury, J., Wu, F., & Bernheim, A. (2024) · Nature Ecology & Evolution · doi:10.1038/s41559-024-02463-z · Cited by 31

Functional analysis of the Aspergillus fumigatus kinome identifies a druggable DYRK kinase that regulates septal plugging

van Rhijn, N., Zhao, C., Al-Furaiji, N., Storer, I. S. R., Valero, C., Gago, S., Chown, H., Baldin, C., Grant, R.-F., Bin Shuraym, H., et al. (2024) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-48592-8 · Cited by 30

Identification of two archaeal GDGT lipid–modifying proteins reveals diverse microbes capable of GMGT biosynthesis and modification

Garcia, A. A., Chadwick, G. L., Liu, X.-L., & Welander, P. V. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2318761121 · Cited by 28

Strain-level variation among vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus and Lactobacillus iners as identified by comparative metagenomics

Nori, S. R. C., Walsh, C. J., McAuliffe, F. M., Moore, R. L., Van Sinderen, D., Feehily, C., & Cotter, P. D. (2025) · npj Biofilms and Microbiomes · doi:10.1038/s41522-025-00682-1 · Cited by 29

Uncoupled evolution of the Polycomb system and deep origin of non-canonical PRC1

de Potter, B., Raas, M. W. D., Seidl, M. F., Verrijzer, C. P., & Snel, B. (2023) · Communications Biology · doi:10.1038/s42003-023-05501-x · Cited by 27

TerC proteins function during protein secretion to metalate exoenzymes

He, B., Sachla, A. J., & Helmann, J. D. (2023) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-023-41896-1 · Cited by 26

Cyanobacterial α-carboxysome carbonic anhydrase is allosterically regulated by the Rubisco substrate RuBP

Pulsford, S. B., Outram, M. A., Förster, B., Rhodes, T., Williams, S. J., Badger, M. R., Price, G. D., Jackson, C. J., & Long, B. M. (2024) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.adk7283 · Cited by 25

The Sperm Protein Spaca6 is Essential for Fertilization in Zebrafish

Binner, M. I., Kogan, A., Panser, K., Schleiffer, A., Deneke, V. E., & Pauli, A. (2022) · Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology · doi:10.3389/fcell.2021.806982 · Cited by 25

An essential and highly selective protein import pathway encoded by nucleus-forming phage

Morgan, C. J., Enustun, E., Armbruster, E. G., Birkholz, E. A., Prichard, A., Forman, T., Aindow, A., Wannasrichan, W., Peters, S., Inlow, K., et al. (2024) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.2321190121 · Cited by 25

Contrasting strategies for sucrose utilization in a floral yeast clade

Gonçalves, C., Marques, M., & Gonçalves, P. (2022) · mSphere · doi:10.1128/msphere.00035-22 · Cited by 23

Molecular profiling of sponge deflation reveals an ancient relaxant-inflammatory response

Ruperti, F., Becher, I., Stokkermans, A., Wang, L., Marschlich, N., Potel, C., Maus, E., Stein, F., Drotleff, B., Schippers, K. J., et al. (2024) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.021 · Cited by 23

eIF4E1b is a non-canonical eIF4E protecting maternal dormant mRNAs

Lorenzo-Orts, L., Strobl, M., Steinmetz, B., Leesch, F., Pribitzer, C., Roehsner, J., Schutzbier, M., Dürnberger, G., & Pauli, A. (2023) · EMBO Reports · doi:10.1038/s44319-023-00006-4 · Cited by 23

Sequential action of a tRNA base editor in conversion of cytidine to pseudouridine

Kimura, S., Srisuknimit, V., McCarty, K. L., Dedon, P. C., Kranzusch, P. J., & Waldor, M. K. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-33714-x · Cited by 23

Remote homolog detection places insect chemoreceptors in a cryptic protein superfamily spanning the tree of life

Himmel, N. J., Moi, D., & Benton, R. (2023) · Current Biology · doi:10.1016/j.cub.2023.10.008 · Cited by 23

Reductive acetogenesis is a dominant process in the ruminant hindgut

Li, Q., Huo, J., Ni, G., Zhang, F., Zhang, S., Zhang, X., Wang, R., Jiao, J., Yu, Z., Pu, X., et al. (2025) · Microbiome · doi:10.1186/s40168-024-02018-1 · Cited by 22

Discovering CRISPR-Cas system with self-processing pre-crRNA capability by foundation models

Li, W., Jiang, X., Wang, W., Hou, L., Cai, R., Li, Y., Gu, Q., Chen, Q., Ma, P., Tang, J., et al. (2024) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-54365-0 · Cited by 21

Evidence of microbial reductive dehalogenation in deep-sea cold seeps and its implications for biogeochemical cycles

Han, Y., Deng, Z., Peng, Y., Peng, J., Cao, L., Xu, Y., Yang, Y., Zhou, H., Zhang, C., Zhang, D., et al. (2025) · Microbiome · doi:10.1186/s40168-025-02147-1 · Cited by 21

ZccE is a Novel P-type ATPase That Protects Streptococcus mutans Against Zinc Intoxication

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Proteus mirabilis UreR coordinates cellular functions required for urease activity

Fitzgerald, M. J., Pearson, M. M., & Mobley, H. L. T. (2024) · Journal of Bacteriology · doi:10.1128/jb.00031-24 · Cited by 18

DIP2 is a unique regulator of diacylglycerol lipid homeostasis in eukaryotes

Mondal, S., Kinatukara, P., Singh, S., Shambhavi, S., Patil, G. S., Dubey, N., Singh, S. H., Pal, B., Shekar, P. C., Kamat, S. S., et al. (2022) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.77665 · Cited by 19

A choline-releasing glycerophosphodiesterase essential for phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis and blood stage development in the malaria parasite

Ramaprasad, A., Burda, P.-C., Calvani, E., Sait, A. J., Palma-Duran, S. A., Withers-Martinez, C., Hackett, F., Macrae, J., Collinson, L., Gilberger, T. W., et al. (2022) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.82207 · Cited by 18

Filamentation activates bacterial Avs5 antiviral protein

Wang, Y., Tian, Y., Yang, X., Yu, F., & Zheng, J. (2025) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-025-57732-7 · Cited by 18

A subgroup of light-driven sodium pumps with an additional Schiff base counterion

(2024) · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-47469-0 · Cited by 18

Repeated duplications and losses shaped SMC complex evolution from archaeal ancestors to modern eukaryotes

van Hooff, J. J. E., Raas, M. W. D., Tromer, E. C., & Eme, L. (2025) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115855 · Cited by 18

Intact proviruses are enriched in the colon and associated with PD-1(+)TIGIT(-) mucosal CD4(+) T cells of people with HIV-1 on antiretroviral therapy

Vellas, C., Nayrac, M., Collercandy, N., Requena, M., Jeanne, N., Latour, J., Dimeglio, C., Cazabat, M., Barange, K., Alric, L., et al. (2024) · eBioMedicine · doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2023.104954 · Cited by 17

Genomic atlas of Bifidobacterium infantis and B. longum informs infant probiotic design

Shao, Y., Wang, S., Gichuki, B. M., Stares, M. D., Rozday, T. J., Kumar, N., Browne, H. P., Dawson, N. J. R., Njunge, J. M., Tigoi, C., et al. (2026) · Cell · doi:10.1016/j.cell.2026.01.007 · Cited by 17

Genomic and functional diversity of the human-derived isolates of Faecalibacterium

Li, W., Lin, X., Liang, H., Wu, Z., Wang, M., Sun, J., Li, X., He, W., Gao, X., Hu, T., et al. (2024) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.1379500 · Cited by 17

Parallel gene expansions drive rapid dietary adaptation in herbivorous woodrats

Klure, D. M., Greenhalgh, R., Orr, T. J., Shapiro, M. D., & Dearing, M. D. (2025) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.adp7978 · Cited by 17

Effective population size does not explain long-term variation in genome size and transposable element content in animals

Marino, A., Debaecker, G., Fiston-Lavier, A.-S., Haudry, A., & Nabholz, B. (2025) · eLife · doi:10.7554/elife.100574 · Cited by 17

A unique C‐terminal domain contributes to the molecular function of Restorer‐of‐fertility proteins in plant mitochondria

Huynh, S. D., Melonek, J., Colas des Francs‐Small, C., Bond, C. S., & Small, I. (2023) · New Phytologist · doi:10.1111/nph.19166 · Cited by 17

Mitochondrial genome diversity across the subphylum Saccharomycotina

Wolters, J. F., LaBella, A. L., Opulente, D. A., Rokas, A., & Hittinger, C. T. (2023) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1268944 · Cited by 17

Viruses of sulfur oxidizing phototrophs encode genes for pigment, carbon, and sulfur metabolisms

Hesketh-Best, P. J., Bosco-Santos, A., Garcia, S. L., O’Beirne, M. D., Werne, J. P., Gilhooly, W. P., & Silveira, C. B. (2023) · Communications Earth & Environment · doi:10.1038/s43247-023-00796-4 · Cited by 16

Interrogation of RNA-protein interaction dynamics in bacterial growth

Monti, M., Herman, R., Mancini, L., Capitanchik, C., Davey, K., Dawson, C. S., Ule, J., Thomas, G. H., Willis, A. E., Lilley, K. S., et al. (2024) · Molecular Systems Biology · doi:10.1038/s44320-024-00031-y · Cited by 16

Evidence for corrin biosynthesis in the last universal common ancestor

Modjewski, L. D., Karavaeva, V., Mrnjavac, N., Knopp, M., Martin, W. F., & Sousa, F. L. (2025) · The FEBS Journal · doi:10.1111/febs.17367 · Cited by 15

Gut microbiota drives structural variation of exogenous probiotics to enhance colonization

Jiang, S., Huang, S., Zhang, Z., Ma, W., Han, Z., Song, Y., Huo, D., Cui, W., & Zhang, J. (2025) · Gut Microbes · doi:10.1080/19490976.2025.2503371 · Cited by 15

The vibriophage-encoded inhibitor OrbA abrogates BREX-mediated defense through the ATPase BrxC

Oshiro, R. T., Dunham, D. T., & Seed, K. D. (2024) · Journal of Bacteriology · doi:10.1128/jb.00206-24 · Cited by 15

Antibiotic hyper-resistance in a class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase with altered active site signature motif

Brkic, A., Leibundgut, M., Jablonska, J., Zanki, V., Car, Z., Petrovic Perokovic, V., Marsavelski, A., Ban, N., & Gruic-Sovulj, I. (2023) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-023-41244-3 · Cited by 15

Arabidopsis nicotianamine synthases comprise a common core-NAS domain fused to a variable autoinhibitory C terminus

(2023) · doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104732 · Cited by 15

Identification of plants’ functional counterpart of the metazoan mediator of DNA Damage checkpoint 1

Lorković, Z. J., Klingenbrunner, M., Cho, C. H., & Berger, F. (2024) · EMBO Reports · doi:10.1038/s44319-024-00107-8 · Cited by 15

Fpa (YlaN) is an iron(II) binding protein that functions to relieve Fur-mediated repression of gene expression in Staphylococcus aureus

Boyd, J. M., Ryan Kaler, K., Esquilín-Lebrón, K., Pall, A., Campbell, C. J., Foley, M. E., Rios-Delgado, G., Mustor, E. M., Stephens, T. G., Bovermann, H., et al. (2024) · mBio · doi:10.1128/mbio.02310-24 · Cited by 14

Identification of heptapeptides targeting a lethal bacterial strain in septic mice through an integrative approach

Zhang, X., Li, S., Luo, H., He, S., Yang, H., Li, L., Tian, T., Han, Q., Ye, J., Huang, C., et al. (2022) · Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy · doi:10.1038/s41392-022-01035-6 · Cited by 14

The biosynthesis of the odorant 2-methylisoborneol is compartmentalized inside a protein shell

Andreas, M. P., & Giessen, T. W. (2024) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-024-54175-4 · Cited by 14

Unveiling the evolution of antimicrobial peptides in gut microbes via foundation-model-powered framework

Li, W., Huang, B., Guo, M., Zeng, Z., Cai, T., Feng, L., Zhang, X., Guo, L., Jiang, X., Yin, Y., et al. (2025) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2025.115773 · Cited by 13

Kinetoplastid kinetochore proteins KKT14–KKT15 are divergent Bub1/BubR1–Bub3 proteins

Ballmer, D., Carter, W., van Hooff, J. J. E., Tromer, E. C., Ishii, M., Ludzia, P., & Akiyoshi, B. (2024) · Open Biology · doi:10.1098/rsob.240025 · Cited by 13

Phosphitispora fastidiosa gen. Nov. sp. nov., a new dissimilatory phosphite-oxidizing anaerobic bacterium isolated from anaerobic sewage sludge

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