Gunther Döhlemann
Dr. Gunther Döhlemann
MPI für terrestrische Mikrobiologie
Karl-von-Frisch-Straße 10
D-35043 Marburg / Germany
Phone: +49 6421 178602
Fax: +49 6421 178599
Email: doehlemann@mpi-marburg.mpg.de
Research group members
Group leader: Dr. Gunther Döhlemann
Graduate students: Andre Müller, Christoph Hemetsberger, Christian Herrberger, Alexander Hof, Karina van der Linde
Undergraduate students: Morten Hillmer, Daniel Mathow, Ziba Ajami-Rashidi, Sebastian Ziemann
Technical Assistant: Daniela Aßmann
Dr. Gunther Döhlemann
Curriculum Vitae
Gunther Döhlemann (born 1978)
Diplom (Biology), University of Kaiserslautern, 2003
Dr. rer. nat. (Phytopathology), University of Kaiserslautern, 2006
Post Doc, MPI for terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, 2006-2007
Research Associate, MPI for terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, 2008
EMBO STF at Stanford University (Walbot Lab), 03-06/2009
Group leader, MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, 01/2009-05/2011
Research Group Leader, MPI for Terrestrial Microbiology, Marburg, since 06/2011
Research area: Compatibility in biotrophic interactions
In biotrophic plant-fungal interactions, the pathogen colonizes living tissue of its host plant. During pathogenic development, fungal cells feed on nutrients supplied by the infected host cells. To facilitate this parasitic life-style, biotrophic fungi have to overcome various plant defense responses such as the induction of programmed cell death. This establishment of a compatible interaction in which the infected plant supports the pathogen's development, requires a well balanced interplay of both organisms. It is the major goal of our lab to identify the molecular mechanisms that control the establishment of biotrophic interactions between fungal pathogens and their host plants, i.e. to identify and functionally characterize fungal effectors as well as novel plant compatibility factors. To study these processes, the biotrophic interactions of Ustilago maydis and Ustilago hordei with their respective host plants serve as model systems.
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Recent publications
Doehlemann G*, Reissmann S*, Aßmann D, Fleckenstein M., Kahmann R. (2011)
Two linked genes encoding a secreted effector and a membrane protein are essential for Ustilago maydis induced tumor formation. Molecular Microbiology [in press] *contributed equally
Van der Linke K, Kastner C, Kumlehn J, Kahmann R, Doehlemann G. (2011) Systemic virus induced gene silencing allows functional characterization of maize genes during the biotrophic interaction with Ustilago maydis. New Phytologist 189: 471-483
Skibbe D*, Doehlemann G*, Fernandes J, Walbot V. (2010) Maize tumors caused by Ustilago maydis require organ-specific genes in host and pathogen. Science 328:89-92. *contributed equally