Benjamin Weller

May 28, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Yao Xiao |Benjamin Weller |Melina Zourelidou |Dorina P. Janacek

AbstractPlants use environmental cues, such as the direction of gravity or the direction, quantity and quality of light, to orientate organ and plant growth. During germination of angiosperm seeds in the soil, hypocotyl elongation is directed by negative gravitropism responses such that the seedling can reach the light for photosynthesis and autotrophic growth. Hypocotyl elongation in the soil, however, also requires mechanisms to efficiently grow around obstacles such as soil particles.

Sep 25, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Veronika Young |Bushra Saeed Dohai |Benjamin Weller |Patrick Hyden

AbstractThe molecular mechanisms by which the gut microbiome influences human health remain largely unknown. Pseudomonadota is the third most abundant phylum in normal gut microbiomes. Several pathogens in this phylum can inject so-called virulence effector proteins into host cells. We report the identification of intact type 3 secretion systems (T3SS) in 5 - 20% of commensal Pseudomonadota in normal human gut microbiomes.

Oct 10, 2022 | nature.com | Benjamin Weller