@article{hornstein_charles_franklin_edwards_vintila_kleiner_sederoff_2024, title={<i>IPD3</i>, a master regulator of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, affects genes for immunity and metabolism of non-host <i>Arabidopsis</i> when restored long after its evolutionary loss}, volume={114}, ISSN={["1573-5028"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-024-01422-3}, DOI={10.1007/s11103-024-01422-3}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={2}, journal={PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY}, author={Hornstein, Eli D. and Charles, Melodi and Franklin, Megan and Edwards, Brianne and Vintila, Simina and Kleiner, Manuel and Sederoff, Heike}, year={2024}, month={Apr} }
 @article{ratinskaia_malavin_zvi-kedem_vintila_kleiner_rubin-blum_2024, title={Metabolically-versatile Ca. Thiodiazotropha symbionts of the deep-sea lucinid clam Lucinoma kazani have the genetic potential to fix nitrogen}, volume={4}, ISSN={["2730-6151"]}, DOI={10.1093/ismeco/ycae076}, abstractNote={Abstract Lucinid clams are one of the most diverse and widespread symbiont-bearing animal groups in both shallow and deep-sea chemosynthetic habitats. Lucinids harbor Ca. Thiodiazotropha symbionts that can oxidize inorganic and organic substrates such as hydrogen sulfide and formate to gain energy. The interplay between these key metabolic functions, nutrient uptake and biotic interactions in Ca. Thiodiazotropha is not fully understood. We collected Lucinoma kazani individuals from next to a deep-sea brine pool in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, at a depth of 1150 m and used Oxford Nanopore and Illumina sequencing to obtain high-quality genomes of their Ca. Thiodiazotropha gloverae symbiont. The genomes served as the basis for transcriptomic and proteomic analyses to characterize the in situ gene expression, metabolism and physiology of the symbionts. We found genes needed for N2 fixation in the deep-sea symbiont’s genome, which, to date, were only found in shallow-water Ca. Thiodiazotropha. However, we did not detect the expression of these genes and thus the potential role of nitrogen fixation in this symbiosis remains to be determined. We also found the high expression of carbon fixation and sulfur oxidation genes, which indicates chemolithoautotrophy as the key physiology of Ca. Thiodiazotropha. However, we also detected the expression of pathways for using methanol and formate as energy sources. Our findings highlight the key traits these microbes maintain to support the nutrition of their hosts and interact with them.}, number={1}, journal={ISME COMMUNICATIONS}, author={Ratinskaia, Lina and Malavin, Stas and Zvi-Kedem, Tal and Vintila, Simina and Kleiner, Manuel and Rubin-Blum, Maxim}, year={2024}, month={Jun} }
 @article{parnell_vintila_tang_wagner_kleiner_2023, title={Evaluation of ready-to-use freezer stocks of a synthetic microbial community for maize root colonization}, volume={12}, ISSN={["2165-0497"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1128/spectrum.02401-23}, DOI={10.1128/spectrum.02401-23}, abstractNote={ABSTRACT}, journal={MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM}, author={Parnell, J. Jacob and Vintila, Simina and Tang, Clara and Wagner, Maggie R. and Kleiner, Manuel}, editor={Hockett, Kevin LorenEditor}, year={2023}, month={Dec} }
 @article{zvi-kedem_vintila_kleiner_tchernov_rubin-blum_2023, title={Metabolic handoffs between multiple symbionts may benefit the deep-sea bathymodioline mussels}, volume={3}, ISSN={["2730-6151"]}, DOI={10.1038/s43705-023-00254-4}, abstractNote={Abstract}, number={1}, journal={ISME COMMUNICATIONS}, author={Zvi-Kedem, Tal and Vintila, Simina and Kleiner, Manuel and Tchernov, Dan and Rubin-Blum, Maxim}, year={2023}, month={May} }
 @article{salvato_vintila_finkel_dangl_kleiner_2022, title={Evaluation of Protein Extraction Methods for Metaproteomic Analyses of Root-Associated Microbes}, volume={35}, ISSN={["1943-7706"]}, url={https://doi.org/10.1094/MPMI-05-22-0116-TA}, DOI={10.1094/MPMI-05-22-0116-TA}, abstractNote={ Metaproteomics is a powerful tool for the characterization of metabolism, physiology, and functional interactions in microbial communities, including plant-associated microbiota. However, the metaproteomic methods that have been used to study plant-associated microbiota are very laborious and require large amounts of plant tissue, hindering wider application of these methods. We optimized and evaluated different protein extraction methods for metaproteomics of plant-associated microbiota in two different plant species ( Arabidopsis and maize). Our main goal was to identify a method that would work with low amounts of input material (40 to 70 mg) and that would maximize the number of identified microbial proteins. We tested eight protocols, each comprising a different combination of physical lysis method, extraction buffer, and cell-enrichment method on roots from plants grown with synthetic microbial communities. We assessed the performance of the extraction protocols by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry–based metaproteomics and found that the optimal extraction method differed between the two species. For Arabidopsis roots, protein extraction by beating whole roots with small beads provided the greatest number of identified microbial proteins and improved the identification of proteins from gram-positive bacteria. For maize, vortexing root pieces in the presence of large glass beads yielded the greatest number of microbial proteins identified. Based on these data, we recommend the use of these two methods for metaproteomics with Arabidopsis and maize. Furthermore, detailed descriptions of the eight tested protocols will enable future optimization of protein extraction for metaproteomics in other dicot and monocot plants. }, number={11}, journal={MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS}, author={Salvato, Fernanda and Vintila, Simina and Finkel, Omri M. and Dangl, Jeffery L. and Kleiner, Manuel}, year={2022}, month={Nov}, pages={977–988} }
 @article{wagner_tang_salvato_clouse_bartlett_vintila_phillips_sermons_hoffmann_balint-kurti_et al._2021, title={Microbe-dependent heterosis in maize}, volume={118}, ISSN={0027-8424 1091-6490}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2021965118}, DOI={10.1073/pnas.2021965118}, abstractNote={Significance}, number={30}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, author={Wagner, Maggie R. and Tang, Clara and Salvato, Fernanda and Clouse, Kayla M. and Bartlett, Alexandria and Vintila, Simina and Phillips, Laura and Sermons, Shannon and Hoffmann, Mark and Balint-Kurti, Peter J. and et al.}, year={2021}, month={Jul} }