Publications
2024
Journal Article
7 (1), 519 (2024)
Rationally designed chromosome fusion does not prevent rapid growth of Vibrio natriegens. Communications Biology
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The interplay between light, arsenic and H2O2 controls oxygenic photosynthesis in a Precambrian analog cyanobacterial mat. (2024)
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In vitro transcription-based biosensing of glycolate for prototyping of a complex enzyme cascade. (2024)
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A library-based approach allows systematic and rapid evaluation of seed region length and reveals design rules for synthetic bacterial small RNAs. (2024)
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The role of chloroplast SRP54 domains and its C-terminal tail region in post- and cotranslational protein transport in vivo. (2024)
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The SPFH complex HflK-HflC regulates aerobic respiration in bacteria. (2024)
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Atomic insights into the signaling landscape of E. coli PhoQ Histidine Kinase from Molecular Dynamics simulations. (2024)
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A cell-free system for functional studies of small membrane proteins. (2024)
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121 (17), e2321989121 (2024)
Tight-packing of large pilin subunits provides distinct structural and mechanical properties for the Myxococcus xanthus type IVa pilus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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Natural products from Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus show promise as biolarvicides against Aedes albopictus. Pest Management Science (2024)
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13 (4), pp. 1116 - 1127 (2024)
An optimized genotyping workflow for identifying highly SCRaMbLEd synthetic yeasts. ACS Synthetic Biology
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628 (8009), pp. 894 - 900 (2024)
Emergence of fractal geometries in the evolution of a metabolic enzyme. Nature
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3, 100067 (2024)
The Type VI secretion systems of the insect pathogen Photorhabdus luminescens are involved in interbacterial competition, motility and secondary metabolism. The Microbe
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2 (2), 023002 (2024)
Active density pattern formation in bacterial binary mixtures. PRX Life
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T4 phage RNA is NAD-capped and alters the NAD-cap epitranscriptome of Escherichia coli during infection through a phage-encoded decapping enzyme. (2024)
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Polar confinement of a macromolecular machine by an SRP-type GTPase. (2024)
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23, 98 (2024)
Genetic toolbox for Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus: pSEVA based heterologous expression systems and CRISPR/Cpf1 based genome editing for rapid natural product profiling. Microbial Cell Factories
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Physics and physiology determine strategies of bacterial investment in flagellar motility. (2024)
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Enhanced metabolic entanglement emerges during the evolution of an interkingdom microbial community. (2024)
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Cell consciousness: a dissenting opinion. EMBO Reports, pp. 1 - 6 (2024)
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15 (13), pp. 4960 - 4968 (2024)
Infrared spectroscopy reveals metal-independent carbonic anhydrase activity in crotonyl-CoA carboxylase/reductase. Chemical Science
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121 (18), e2319205121 (2024)
Plasmid partitioning driven by collective migration of ParA between nucleoid lobes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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121 (14), e2315568121 (2024)
Structural and mechanistic basis of the central energy-converting methyltransferase complex of methanogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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15, 2666 (2024)
Synthetically-primed adaptation of Pseudomonas putida to a non-native substrate D-xylose. Nature Communications
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15, 2666 (2024)
Synthetically-primed adaptation of Pseudomonas putida to a non-native substrate D-xylose. Nature Communications
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Revealing reaction intermediates in one-carbon elongation ThDP/CoA dependent enzyme family. (2024)
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383 (6689), eadg4320 (2024)
Evolution-inspired engineering of nonribosomal peptide synthetases. Science
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Plasmid partitioning driven by collective migration of ParA between nucleoid lobes. (2024)
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121 (13), e2318969121 (2024)
Ferredoxin reduction by hydrogen with iron functions as an evolutionary precursor of flavin-based electron bifurcation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2-oxoglutarate triggers assembly of active dodecameric Methanosarcina mazei glutamine synthetase. (2024)
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Polyketide trimming shapes dihydroxynaphthalene-melanin and anthraquinone pigments. Advanced Science, e2400184 (2024)
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10, 30 (2024)
Enhanced assembly of bacteriophage T7 produced in cell-free reactions under simulated microgravity. npj Microgravity
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Experimental evolution of a reduced bacterial chemotaxis network. (2024)
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Isolation of an H2-dependent electron-bifurcating CO2-reducing megacomplex with MvhB polyferredoxin from Methanothermobacter marburgensis. The FEBS Journal (2024)
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Combinatorial control of type IVa pili formation by the four polarized regulators MglA, SgmX, FrzS and SopA. (2024)
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Multiple levels of transcriptional regulation control glycolate metabolism in Paracoccus denitrificans. (2024)
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The interplay between nutrition and the dynamics of the midgut microbiome of the mosquito Aedes aegypti reveals putative symbionts. (2024)
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436 (5) (2024)
One more for light-triggered conformational changes in cryptochromes: CryP from Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Journal of Molecular Biology
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37 (3), pp. 250 - 263 (2024)
Novel secreted effectors conserved among smut fungi contribute to the virulence of Ustilago maydis. Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
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12, 39 (2024)
Time-shifted expression of acetoclastic and methylotrophic methanogenesis by a single Methanosarcina genomospecies predominates the methanogen dynamics in Philippine rice field soil. Microbiome
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650, 121994 (2024)
Coupled carbon‑iron‑phosphorus cycling in the Rainbow hydrothermal vent field. Chemical Geology
Journal Article
15 (3), e0331423 (2024)
Two distinct ferredoxins are essential for nitrogen fixation by the iron nitrogenase in Rhodobacter capsulatus. mBio
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Chloroplast Cell-Free Systems from Different Plant Species as a Rapid Prototyping Platform. (2024)
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DEAD-box ATPase Dbp2 mediates mRNA release after 3'-end formation. (2024)
Journal Article
16 (2), 108 (2024)
Genome sequence analysis of native Xenorhabdus strains isolated from entomopathogenic nematodes in Argentina. Toxins
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15, 1351590 (2024)
Agrobacteria deploy two classes of His-Me finger superfamily nuclease effectors exerting different antibacterial capacities against specific bacterial competitors. Frontiers in Microbiology
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A novel mechanism for dissimilatory nitrate reduction to ammonium in Acididesulfobacillus acetoxydans. mSystems, e00967-23 (2024)
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Polyketide synthase-derived sphingolipids determine microbiota-mediated protection against pathogens in C. elegans. (2024)
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14 (2), 230414 (2024)
Combining single-molecule and expansion microscopy in fission yeast to visualize protein structures at the nanostructural level. Open Biology
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A deterministic, c-di-GMP-dependent genetic program ensures the generation of phenotypically similar, symmetric daughter cells during cytokinesis. (2024)
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Use of a Golden Gate plasmid set enabling scarless MoClo-compatible transcription unit assembly. (2024)
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12, RP86577 (2024)
A dynamic bactofilin cytoskeleton cooperates with an M23 endopeptidase to control bacterial morphogenesis. eLife
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63 (6), e202316478 (2024)
Acyl and CO ligands in the [Fe]-hydrogenase cofactor scramble upon photolysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition
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12, 16 (2024)
Functional similarity, despite taxonomical divergence in the millipede gut microbiota, points to a common trophic strategy. Microbiome
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DuBA.flow─A low-cost, long-read amplicon sequencing workflow for the validation of synthetic DNA constructs. ACS Synthetic Biology (2024)
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Temporal epigenome modulation enables efficient bacteriophage engineering and functional analysis of phage DNA modifications. (2024)
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Validation of Golden Gate assemblies using highly multiplexed Nanopore amplicon sequencing. (2024)
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Layered entrenchment maintains essentiality in protein-protein interactions. (2024)
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7, 111 (2024)
Differences in regulation mechanisms of glutamine synthetases from methanogenic archaea unveiled by structural investigations. Communications Biology
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Identification, structure and function of the methyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of the dithiolopyrrolone antibiotic xenorhabdin. (2024)
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High temporal resolution of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) dynamics during heat stress does not support a causative role in coral bleaching. Coral Reefs (2024)
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Genetic Toolbox for Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus: pSEVA based heterologous expression systems and CRISPR/Cpf1 based genome editing for rapid natural product profiling. (2024)
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Cardiac stress leads to regulation of Filamin C dimerisation via an ancient phosphorylation-modulated interaction with HSPB7. (2024)
Journal Article
121, pp. 304 - 323 (2024)
Pilotins are mobile T3SS components involved in assembly and substrate specificity of the bacterial type III secretion system. Molecular Microbiology
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15 (1), 318 (2024)
The virulence regulator VirB from Shigella flexneri uses a CTP-dependent switch mechanism to activate gene expression. Nature Communications
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77, 102417 (2024)
The enigmatic epitranscriptome of bacteriophages: putative RNA modifications in viral infections. Current Opinion in Microbiology
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4 (4), 100761 (2024)
Methodological advances enabled by the construction of a synthetic yeast genome. Cell Reports Methods
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31 (1), pp. 150 - 158 (2024)
Structural insights into the iron nitrogenase complex. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
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20 (1), pp. 8 - 10 (2024)
Size matters. Nature Chemical Biology
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9, pp. 185 - 199 (2024)
Cytosolic sorting platform complexes shuttle type III secretion system effectors to the injectisome in Yersinia enterocolitica. Nature Microbiology 2023
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4 (4), 102657 (2023)
A miniTurbo-based proximity labeling protocol to identify conditional protein interactomes in vivo in Myxococcus xanthus. STAR Protocols
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Two distinct ferredoxins are essential for nitrogen fixation by the iron nitrogenase in Rhodobacter capsulatus. (2023)
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63 (24), pp. 7807 - 7815 (2023)
Conformational dynamics of the most efficient carboxylase contributes to efficient CO2 fixation. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
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8 (17), eabi5075 (2023)
Genome evolution of a nonparasitic secondary heterotroph, the diatom Nitzschia putrida. Science Advances
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14 (1), 2682 (2023)
Engineering a new-to-nature cascade for phosphate-dependent formate to formaldehyde conversion in vitro and in vivo. Nature Communications
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19 (12), e1011050 (2023)
Genomics of Preaxostyla flagellates illuminates the path towards the loss of mitochondria. PLOS Genetics
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CO2 reduction by the iron nitrogenase competes with N2 fixation under physiological conditions. (2023)
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9 (27), eadh2019 (2023)
Structural insights into human TFIIIC promoter recognition. Science Advances
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An interdependent metabolic and genetic network shows emergent properties in vitro. (2023)
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An Hfq-dependent post-transcriptional mechanism fine tunes RecB expression in Escherichia coli. (2023)
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14, 7597 (2023)
Identification of NAD-RNA species and ADPR-RNA decapping in Archaea. Nature Communications
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12 (12), pp. 3521 - 3530 (2023)
Machine learning-supported enzyme engineering toward improved CO2-fixation of Glycolyl-CoA carboxylase. ACS Synthetic Biology
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Fractionation of stable carbon isotopes during formate consumption in anoxic rice paddy soils and lake sediments. (2023)
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Generating site saturation mutagenesis libraries and transferring them to broad host range plasmids using type IIS restriction enzymes. (2023)
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Transertion and cell geometry organize the Escherichia coli nucleoid during rapid growth. (2023)
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Photosynthesis 2.0: Realizing new-to-nature CO2-fixation to overcome the limits of natural metabolism. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, a041669 (2023)
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Effects of Xenorhabdus and Photorhabdus bacterial metabolites on the ovipositional activity of Aedes albopictus. (2023)
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The cytoplasmic phosphate level has a central regulatory role in the phosphate starvation response of Caulobacter crescentus. (2023)
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120 (41), e2309607120 (2023)
The inhibitory mechanism of a small protein reveals its role in antimicrobial peptide sensing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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Automation and miniaturization of Golden Gate DNA assembly reactions using acoustic dispensers. (2023)
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14 (5), e01593-23 (2023)
The mechanism for polar localization of the type IVa pilus machine in Myxococcus xanthus. mBio
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A conserved cell-pole determinant organizes proper polar flagellum formation. (2023)
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Convergent evolution of (βα)8-barrel fold methylene-tetrahydropterin reductases utilizing a common catalytic mechanism. (2023)
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Molecular model of a bacterial flagellar motor in situ reveals a “parts-list” of protein adaptations to increase torque. (2023)
Review Article
[Fe]-hydrogenase, cofactor biosynthesis and engineering. (2023)
Journal Article
120 (5), pp. 763 - 782 (2023)
Co-evolution at protein–protein interfaces guides inference of stoichiometry of oligomeric protein complexes by de novo structure prediction. Molecular Microbiology
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13 (18), pp. 12007 - 12020 (2023)
Identification of 2-Hydroxyacyl-CoA synthases with high acyloin condensation activity for orthogonal one-carbon bioconversion. ACS Catalysis
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Bioelectrocatalytic CO2 reduction by Mo-dependent formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, e202311981 (2023)
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20 (17), pp. 3625 - 3635 (2023)
Fractionation of stable carbon isotopes during microbial propionate consumption in anoxic rice paddy soils. Biogeosciences