Publications and Outreach

Kilian, M.; Bischofs, I. B.: Co-evolution at protein–protein interfaces guides inference of stoichiometry of oligomeric protein complexes by de novo structure prediction. Molecular Microbiology 120 (5), pp. 763 - 782 (2023)

Ernst, L.; Steinfeld, B. K.; Barayeu, U.; Klintzsch, T.; Kurth, M.; Grimm, D.; Dick, T. P.; Rebelein, J. G.; Bischofs, I. B.; Keppler, F.: Methane formation driven by reactive oxygen species across all living organisms. Nature 603 (7901), pp. 482 - 487 (2022)

Steinfeld, B. K.; Cui, Q.; Schmidt, T.; Bischofs, I. B.: Communication determines population-level fitness under cation stress by modulating the ratio of motile to sessile B. subtilis cells. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2021.11.30.470380 (2021)

Dragoš, A.; Priyadarshini, B.; Hasan, Z.; Strube, M. L.; Kempen, P. J.; Maróti, G.; Kaspar, C.; Bose, B.; Burton, B. M.; Bischofs, I. B. et al.; Kovács Á, T.: Pervasive prophage recombination occurs during evolution of spore-forming Bacilli. The ISME Journal 15 (5), pp. 1344 - 1358 (2020)

Mutlu, A.; Kaspar, C.; Becker, N.; Bischofs, I. B.: A spore quality-quantity tradeoff favors diverse sporulation strategies in Bacillus subtilis. ISME J 14 (11), pp. 2703 - 2714 (2020)

Babel, H.; Naranjo-Meneses, P.; Trauth, S.; Schulmeister, S.; Malengo, G.; Sourjik, V.; Bischofs, I. B.: Ratiometric population sensing by a pump-probe signaling system in Bacillus subtilis. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 11 (1), 1176 (2020)

Bischofs, I. B.: Sporenbildung bei Bacillus subtilis: Masse oder Klasse? (2020)

Spilger, R.; Schwackenhofer, T.; Kaspar, C.; Bischofs, I. B.; Rohr, K.: Deep Segmentation of Bacteria at Different Stages of the Life Cycle. In: Bildverarbeitung für die Medizin 2020. Informatik aktuell. (Eds. Tolxdorff, T.; Deserno, T.; Handels, H.; Maier, A.; Maier-Hein, K. et al.). Springer Vieweg, Wiesbaden (2020)

Bettenworth, V.; Steinfeld, B.; Duin, H.; Petersen, K.; Streit, W. R.; Bischofs, I. B.; Becker, A.: Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Bacterial Quorum Sensing Systems. SI 431 (23), pp. 4530 - + (2019)

Lytvynenko, I.; Paternoga, H.; Thrun, A.; Balke, A.; Mueller, T. A.; Chiang, C. H.; Nagler, K.; Tsaprailis, G.; Anders, S.; Bischofs, I. B. et al.; Maupin-Furlow, J. A.; Spahn, C. M. T.; Joazeiro, C. A. P.: Alanine Tails Signal Proteolysis in Bacterial Ribosome-Associated Quality Control. CELL 178 (1), pp. 76 - + (2019)

Mutlu, A.; Trauth, S.; Ziesack, M.; Nagler, K.; Bergeest, J.; Rohr, K.; Becker, N.; Hofer, T.; Bischofs, I.: Phenotypic memory in Bacillus subtilis links dormancy entry and exit by a spore quantity-quality tradeoff. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 9, 69 (2018)

Babel, H.; Bischofs, I. B.: Molecular and cellular factors control signal transduction via switchable allosteric modulator proteins (SAMPs). BMC SYSTEMS BIOLOGY 10, 35 (2016)

Wolf, D.; Rippa, V.; Mobarec, J. C.; Sauer, P.; Adlung, L.; Kolb, P.; Bischofs, I. B.: The quorum-sensing regulator ComA from Bacillus subtilis activates transcription using topologically distinct DNA motifs. NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH 44 (5), pp. 2160 - 2172 (2016)

Liluashvili, V.; Bergeest, J.-P.; Harder, N.; Ziesack, M.; Mutlu, A.; Bischofs, I. B.; Rohr, K.: Automatic Single-Cell Segmentation and Tracking of Bacterial Cells in Fluorescence Microscopy Images. In: BILDVERARBEITUNG FUR DIE MEDIZIN 2015: ALGORITHMEN - SYSTEME - ANWENDUNGEN, pp. 239 - 244. Conference on Image Processing for Medicine (BVM), Univ Luebeck, Inst Med Informat, Luebeck, GERMANY, March 15, 2015 - March 17, 2015. (2015)

Pande, S.; Shitut, S.; Freund, L.; Westermann, M.; Bertels, F.; Colesie, C.; Bischofs, I. B.; Kost, C.: Metabolic cross-feeding via intercellular nanotubes among bacteria. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 6, 6238 (2015)

Drees, B.; Reiger, M.; Jung, K.; Bischofs, I. B.: A Modular View of the Diversity of Cell-Density-Encoding Schemes in Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Systems. BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL 107 (1), pp. 266 - 277 (2014)

Trauth, S.; Bischofs, I. B.: Ectopic Integration Vectors for Generating Fluorescent Promoter Fusions in Bacillus subtilis with Minimal Dark Noise. PLOS ONE 9 (5), e98360 (2014)

Bischofs, I. B.: Cell and tissue organization in soft materials: insight from mathematical and biophysical modelling. In: Cell and Tissue Engineering, pp. 119 - 134 (Ed. Obradovic, B.). Springer (2012)

Torres, P. G.; Bischofs, I. B.; Schwarz, U. S.: Contractile network models for adherent cells. PHYSICAL REVIEW E 85 (1), 011913 (2012)

Bischofs, I. B.; Hug, J. A.; Liu, A. W.; Wolf, D. M.; Arkin, A. P.: Complexity in bacterial cell-cell communication: Quorum signal integration and subpopulation signaling in the Bacillus subtilis phosphorelay. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 106 (16), pp. 6459 - 6464 (2009)

Bischofs, I. B.; Schmidt, S. S.; Schwarz, U. S.: Effect of Adhesion Geometry and Rigidity on Cellular Force Distributions. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 103 (4), 048101 (2009)

Bischofs, I. B.; Klein, F.; Lehnert, D.; Bastmeyer, M.; Schwarz, U. S.: Filamentous network mechanics and active contractility determine cell and tissue shape. BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL 95 (7), pp. 3488 - 3496 (2008)

Wolf, D. M.; Fontaine-Bodin, L.; Bischofs, I. B.; Price, G.; Keasling, J.; Arkin, A. P.: Memory in Microbes: Quantifying History-Dependent Behavior in a Bacterium. PLOS ONE 3 (2), e1700 (2008)

Bischofs, I. B.; Schwarz, U.: Collective effects in cellular structure formation mediated by compliant environments: A Monte Carlo study. ACTA BIOMATERIALIA 2 (3), pp. 253 - 265 (2006)

Schwarz, U.; Erdmann, T.; Bischofs, I. B.: Focal adhesions as mechanosensors: The two-spring model. BIOSYSTEMS 83 (2-3), pp. 225 - 232 (2006)

Zemel, A.; Bischofs, I. B.; Safran, S. A.: Active elasticity of gels with contractile cells. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 97 (12), 128103 (2006)

Bischofs, I. B.; Schwarz, U.: Effect of poisson ratio on cellular structure formation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 95 (6), 068102 (2005)

Schwarz, U.; Bischofs, I. B.: Physical determinants of cell organization in soft media. MEDICAL ENGINEERING & PHYSICS 27 (9), pp. 763 - 772 (2005)

Bischofs, I.; Safran, S.; Schwarz, U.: Elastic interactions of active cells with soft materials. PHYSICAL REVIEW E 69 (2), 021911 (2004)

Bischofs, I.; Schwarz, U.: Cell organization in soft media due to active mechanosensing. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 100 (16), pp. 9274 - 9279 (2003)

Allen, P.; Bischofs, I.: Self-trapped exciton defects in a charge density wave: Electronic excitations of BaBiO3. PHYSICAL REVIEW B 65 (11), 115113 (2002)

Bischofs, I.; Allen, P.; Kostur, V.; Bhargava, R.: Topological doping of a three-dimensional Peierls system: Predicted structure of doped BaBiO3. PHYSICAL REVIEW B 66 (17), 174108 (2002)

Bischofs, I.; Kostur, V.; Allen, P.: Polaron and bipolaron defects in a charge density wave: A model for lightly doped BaBiO3. PHYSICAL REVIEW B 65 (11), 115112 (2002)