Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology

Publications

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2025

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Zheng, L.; Du, Y.; Steinchen, W.; Girbig, M.; Abendroth, F.; Jalomo-Khayrova, E.; Bedrunka, P.; Bekeredjian-Ding, I.; Mais, C.-N.; Hochberg, G. K. A. et al.; Freitag, J.; Bange, G.: Regulation of acetyl-CoA biosynthesis via an intertwined acetyl-CoA synthetase/acetyltransferase complex. Nature Communications 16 (1), 2557 (2025)

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Zheng, L.; Li, W.; Christ, M.; Paczia, N.; Buckel, W.; Mais, C.-N.; Bolker, M.; Freitag, J.; Bange, G.: Mechanistic and structural insights into the itaconate-producing trans-aconitate decarboxylase Tad1. PNAS Nexus 4 (3), pgaf059 (2025)

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Bäcker, N.; Ast, J.; Martorana, D.; Renicke, C.; Berger, J.; Mais, C.-N.; Christ, M.; Stehlik, T.; Heimerl, T.; Wernet, V. et al.; Taxis, C.; Pané-Farré, J.; Bölker, M.; Klatt, J. M.; Sandrock, B.; Schink, K. O.; Bange, G.; Freitag, J.: Peroxisomal core structures segregate diverse metabolic pathways. Nature Communications 16, 1802 (2025)

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Christ, M.; Rubio Elizalde, I.; Weiland, P.; Kern, A.; Iwen, T.; Mais, C.-N.; Pané-Farré, J.; Kiontke, S.; Altegoer, F.; Freitag, J. et al.; Bange, G.: Structural and functional analysis of the lectin-like protein Llp1 secreted by Ustilago maydis upon infection of maize. Journal of Fungi 11 (2), 164 (2025)

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Xu, W.; Jalomo-Khayrova, E.; Gumerov, V. M.; Ross, P. A.; Köbel, T. S.; Schindler, D.; Bange, G.; Zhulin, I. B.; Sourjik, V.: Specificities of chemosensory receptors in the human gut microbiota. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2025.02.11.637667 (2025)

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Zegarra, V.; Weiland, P.; Plitzko, P. A.; Thiery, J.; Czech, L.; Willmund, F.; Bedrunka, P.; Bange, G.: Structural and mechanistic basis for the regulation of the chloroplast signal recognition particle by (p)ppGpp. FEBS Letters (2025)

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2024

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Sendker, F. L.; Schlotthauer, T. J.; Mais, C.-N.; Lo, Y. K.; Girbig, M.; Bohn, S.; Heimerl, T.; Schindler, D.; Weinstein, A.; Metzger, B. P. H. et al.; Thornton, J. W.; Pillai, A.; Bange, G.; Schuller, J. M.; Hochberg, G. K. A.: Frequent transitions in self-assembly across the evolution of a central metabolic enzyme. Nature Communications 15 (1), 10515 (2024)

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Freitag, J.; Stehlik, T.; Bange, G.: Mitochondria, peroxisomes and beyond—How dual targeting regulates organelle tethering. Contact 7 (2024)

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Bischoff, A.; Ortelt, J.; Dünschede, B.; Zegarra, V.; Bedrunka, P.; Bange, G.; Schünemann, D.: The role of chloroplast SRP54 domains and its C-terminal tail region in post- and co-translational protein transport in vivo. Journal of Experimental Botany 75 (18), pp. 5734 - 5749 (2024)

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Liu, Y.; Karmakar, R.; Steinchen, W.; Mukherjee, S.; Bange, G.; Schafer, L. V.; Thanbichler, M.: Membrane binding properties of the cytoskeletal protein bactofilin. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2024.06.14.599034 (2024)

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Bischoff, A.; Ortelt, J.; Dünschede, B.; Zegarra, V.; Bedrunka, P.; Bange, G.; Schünemann, D.: The role of chloroplast SRP54 domains and its C-terminal tail region in post- and cotranslational protein transport in vivo. Journal of Experimental Botany, erae293 (2024)

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Dornes, A.; Schmidt, L. M.; Mais, C.-N.; Hook, J. C.; Pané-Farré, J.; Kressler, D.; Thormann, K.; Bange, G.: Polar confinement of a macromolecular machine by an SRP-type GTPase. Nature Communications 15 (1), 5797 (2024)

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Burt, M.; Angelidou, G.; Mais, C. N.; Preußer, C.; Glatter, T.; Heimerl, T.; Groß, R.; Serrania, J.; Boosarpu, G.; Pogge von Strandmann, E. et al.; Müller, J. A.; Bange, G.; Becker, A.; Lehmann, M.; Jonigk, D.; Neubert, L.; Freitag, H.; Paczia, N.; Schmeck, B.; Jung, A. L.: Lipid A in outer membrane vesicles shields bacteria from polymyxins. Journal of extracellular vesicles 13 (5), e12447 (2024)

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Ross, P. A.; Xu, W.; Jalomo-Khayrova, E.; Bange, G.; Gumerov, V. M.; Bradley , P. H.; Sourjik, V.; Zhulin , I. B.: Framework for exploring the sensory repertoire of the human gut microbiota. mBio 15 (6), e01039-24 (2024)

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Sendker, F. L.; Lo, Y. K.; Heimerl, T.; Bohn, S.; Persson, L. J.; Mais, C.-N.; Sadowska, W.; Paczia, N.; Nußbaum, E.; del Carmen Sánchez Olmos, M. et al.; Forchhammer, K.; Schindler, D.; Erb, T. J.; Benesch, J. L. P.; Marklund, E. G.; Bange, G.; Schuller, J. M.; Hochberg, G. K. A.: Emergence of fractal geometries in the evolution of a metabolic enzyme. Nature 628 (8009), pp. 894 - 900 (2024)

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Jakob, S.; Steinchen, W.; Hanßmann, J.; Rosum, J.; Langenfeld, K.; Osorio-Valeriano, M.; Steube, N.; Giammarinaro, P. I.; Hochberg, G. K. A.; Glatter, T. et al.; Bange, G.; Diepold, A.; Thanbichler, M.: The virulence regulator VirB from Shigella flexneri uses a CTP-dependent switch mechanism to activate gene expression. Nature Communications 15 (1), 318 (2024)

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2023

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Kohm, K.; Jalomo-Khayrova, E.; Krüger, A.; Basu, S.; Steinchen, W.; Bange, G.; Frunzke, J.; Hertel, R.; Commichau, F.; Czech, L.: Structural and functional characterization of MrpR, the master repressor of the Bacillus subtilis prophage SPβ. Nucleic Acids Research 51 (17), pp. 9452 - 9474 (2023)

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Zegarra, V.; Mais, C.-N.; Freitag, J.; Bange, G.: The mysterious diadenosine tetraphosphate (AP4A). microLife 4, uqad016 (2023)

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Gratani, F. L.; Englert, T.; Nashier, P.; Sass, P.; Czech, L.; Neumann, N.; Doello, S.; Mann, P.; Blobelt, R.; Alberti, S. et al.; Forchhammer, K.; Bange, G.; Höfer, K.; Macek, B.: E. coli toxin YjjJ (HipH) is a Ser/Thr protein kinase that impacts cell division, carbon metabolism, and ribosome assembly. mSystems 8 (1), e01043-22 (2023)

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Leiva, L. E.; Zegarra, V.; Bange, G.; Ibba, M.: At the crossroad of nucleotide dynamics and protein synthesis in bacteria. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 87 (1), e00044-22 (2023)

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Shearer, H. L.; Van Loi, V.; Weiland, P.; Bange, G.; Altegoer, F.; Hampton, M. B.; Antelmann, H.; Dickerhof, N.: MerA functions as a hypothiocyanous acid reductase and defense mechanism in Staphylococcus aureus. Molecular Microbiology 119 (4), pp. 456 - 470 (2023)

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Steube, N.; Moldenhauer, M.; Weiland, P.; Saman, D.; Kilb, A.; Ramírez Rojas, A. A.; Garg, S.; Schindler, D.; Graumann, P. L.; Benesch, J. L. P. et al.; Bange, G.; Friedrich, T.; Hochberg, G. K. A.: Fortuitously compatible protein surfaces primed allosteric control in cyanobacterial photoprotection. Nature Ecology & Evolution 7, pp. 756 - 767 (2023)

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Wator, E.; Wilk, P.; Biela, A.; Rawski, M.; Zak, K. M.; Steinchen, W.; Bange, G.; Glatt, S.; Grudnik, P.: Cryo-EM structure of human eIF5A-DHS complex reveals the molecular basis of hypusination-associated neurodegenerative disorders. Nature Communications 14, 1698 (2023)

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Weiland, P.; Dempwolff, F.; Steinchen, W.; Freibert, S.-A.; Tian, H.; Glatter, T.; Martin, R.; Thomma, B. P. H. J.; Bange, G.; Altegoer, F.: Structural and functional analysis of the cerato-platanin-like protein Cpl1 suggests diverging functions in smut fungi. Molecular Plant Pathology 24 (7), pp. 768 - 787 (2023)

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2022

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Corrales-Guerrero, L.; Steinchen, W.; Ramm, B.; Mücksch, J.; Rosum, J.; Refes, Y.; Heimerl, T.; Bange, G.; Schwille, P.; Thanbichler, M.: MipZ caps the plus-end of FtsZ polymers to promote their rapid disassembly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 (50), e2208227119 (2022)

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Herbel, S. M.; Moyon, L.; Christ, M.; Elsayed, E. M.; Caffrey, B. E.; Malmsheimer, S.; Grin, I.; Hoffmann, K.; Surmann, K.; Blankenburg, S. et al.; Jung, A. L.; Herkt, C. E.; Borsò, M.; Bozdag, B.; Imhof, A.; Becker, A.; Wagner, S.; Bange, G.; Völker, U.; Bertrams, W.; Marsico, A.; Schmeck, B.: Screening for eukaryotic motifs in Legionella pneumophila reveals Smh1 as bacterial deacetylase of host histones. Virulence 13 (1), pp. 2042 - 2058 (2022)

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Shi, Y.-M.; Crames, J. J.; Czech, L.; Bozhüyük, K. A. J.; Shi, Y.-N.; Hirschmann, M.; Lamberth, S.; Claus, P.; Paczia, N.; Ruckert, C. et al.; Kalinowski, J.; Bange, G.; Bode, H. B.: Genome mining enabled by biosynthetic characterization uncovers a class of benzoxazolinate-containing natural products in diverse bacteria. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English 61 (51), e202206106 (2022)

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Giammarinaro, P. I.; Young, M. K. M.; Steinchen, W.; Mais, C. N.; Hochberg, G. K. A.; Yang, J.; Stevenson, D. M.; Amador-Noguez, D.; Paulus, A.; Wang, J. D. et al.; Bange, G.: Diadenosine tetraphosphate regulates biosynthesis of GTP in Bacillus subtilis. Nature Microbiology 7, 1442–1452 (2022)

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Schwarz, P.; Nikolskiy, I.; Bidaud, A. L.; Sommer, F.; Bange, G.; Dannaoui, E.: In vitro synergy of isavuconazole combined with colistin against common Candida species. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology 12, 892893 (2022)

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Rick, T.; Kreiling, V.; Hoing, A.; Fiedler, S.; Glatter, T.; Steinchen, W.; Hochberg, G. K. A.; Bahre, H.; Seifert, R.; Bange, G. et al.; Knauer, S. K.; Graumann, P. L.; Thormann, K. M.: GGDEF domain as spatial on-switch for a phosphodiesterase by interaction with landmark protein HubP. npj Biofilms and Microbiomes 8, 35 (2022)

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Zegarra, V.; Bedrunka, P.; Bange, G.; Czech, L.: How to save a bacterial ribosome in times of stress. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology 136, pp. 3 - 12 (2022)

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Bremer, E.; Hoffmann, T.; Dempwolff, F.; Bedrunka, P.; Bange, G.: The many faces of the unusual biofilm activator RemA. Bioessays, e2200009 (2022)

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Czech, L.; Mais, C. N.; Kratzat, H.; Sarmah, P.; Giammarinaro, P.; Freibert, S. A.; Esser, H. F.; Musial, J.; Berninghausen, O.; Steinchen, W. et al.; Beckmann, R.; Koch, H. G.; Bange, G.: Inhibition of SRP-dependent protein secretion by the bacterial alarmone (p)ppGpp. Nature Communications 13 (1), 1069 (2022)

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Schwarz, P.; Nikolskiy, I.; Bidaud, A. L.; Sommer, F.; Bange, G.; Dannaoui, E.: In vitro activity of Amphotericin B in combination with colistin against fungi responsible for invasive infections. Journal of Fungi 8 (2), 115 (2022)

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Albert, L.; Nagpal, J.; Steinchen, W.; Zhang, L.; Werel, L.; Djokovic, N.; Ruzic, D.; Hoffarth, M.; Xu, J.; Kaspareit, J. et al.; Abendroth, F.; Royant, A.; Bange, G.; Nikolic, K.; Ryu, S.; Dou, Y.; Essen, L. O.; Vazquez, O.: Bistable Photoswitch Allows in Vivo Control of Hematopoiesis. ACS Cent Sci 8 (1), pp. 57 - 66 (2022)

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Altegoer, F.; Quax, T. E. F.; Weiland, P.; Nussbaum, P.; Giammarinaro I, P.; Patro, M.; Li, Z.; Oesterhelt, D.; Grininger, M.; Albers, S.-V. et al.; Bange, G.: Structural insights into the mechanism of archaellar rotational switching. Nature Communications 13 (1), 2857 (2022)

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Klemm, P.; Christ, M.; Altegoer, F.; Freitag, J.; Bange, G.; Lechner, M.: Evolutionary reconstruction, nomenclature and functional meta-analysis of the Kiwellin protein family. Frontiers in Plant Science 13, 1034708 (2022)

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Schwarz, P. V.; Nikolskiy, I.; Dannaoui, E.; Sommer, F.; Bange, G.; Schwarz, P.: Synergistic in vitro interaction of isavuconazole and isoquercitrin against Candida glabrata. Journal of Fungi 8 (5), 525 (2022)

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2021

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Hoffmann, T.; Mrusek, D.; Bedrunka, P.; Burchert, F.; Mais, C. N.; Kearns, D. B.; Altegoer, F.; Bremer, E.; Bange, G.: Structural and functional characterization of the bacterial biofilm activator RemA. Nature Communications 12 (1), 5707 (2021)

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Osorio-Valeriano, M.; Altegoer, F.; Das, C. K.; Steinchen, W.; Panis, G.; Connolley, L.; Giacomelli, G.; Feddersen, H.; Corrales-Guerrero, L.; Giammarinaro, P. I. et al.; Hanssmann, J.; Bramkamp, M.; Viollier, P. H.; Murray, S.; Schafer, L. V.; Bange, G.; Thanbichler, M.: The CTPase activity of ParB determines the size and dynamics of prokaryotic DNA partition complexes. Molecular Cell 81 (19), pp. 3992 - 4007 e10 (2021)

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Bange, G.; Brodersen, D. E.; Liuzzi, A.; Steinchen, W.: Two P or not two P: Understanding regulation by the bacterial second messengers (p)ppGpp. Annual Review of Microbiology 75, pp. 383 - 406 (2021)

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Pecina, A.; Schwan, M.; Blagotinsek, V.; Rick, T.; Kluber, P.; Leonhard, T.; Bange, G.; Thormann, K. M.: Corrigendum: The Stand-Alone PilZ-Domain Protein MotL Specifically Regulates the Activity of the Secondary Lateral Flagellar System in Shewanella putrefaciens. Front Microbiol 12, p. 726192 (2021)

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Feyh, R.; Waeber, N. B.; Prinz, S.; Giammarinaro, P. I.; Bange, G.; Hochberg, G. K. A.; Hartmann, R. K.; Altegoer, F.: Structure and mechanistic features of the prokaryotic minimal RNase P. eLife 10, e70160 (2021)

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Pecina, A.; Schwan, M.; Blagotinsek, V.; Rick, T.; Kluber, P.; Leonhard, T.; Bange, G.; Thormann, K. M.: The Stand-Alone PilZ-Domain Protein MotL Specifically Regulates the Activity of the Secondary Lateral Flagellar System in Shewanella putrefaciens. Front Microbiol 12, p. 668892 (2021)

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Mayer, B.; Schwan, M.; Oviedo-Bocanegra, L. M.; Bange, G.; Thormann, K. M.; Graumann, P. L.: Dynamics of Bacterial Signal Recognition Particle at a Single Molecule Level. Front Microbiol 12, p. 663747 (2021)

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Potrykus, K.; Cashel, M.; Bange, G.: Editorial: (p)ppGpp and Its Homologs: Enzymatic and Mechanistic Diversity Among the Microbes. Front Microbiol 12, p. 658282 (2021)

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2020

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Lempp, M.; Lubrano, P.; Bange, G.; Link, H.: Metabolism of non-growing bacteria. BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 401 (12), pp. 1479 - 1485 (2020)

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Altegoer, F.; Weiland, P.; Giammarinaro, P. I.; Freibert, S.-A.; Binnebesel, L.; Han, X.; Lepak, A.; Kahmann, R.; Lechner, M.; Bange, G.: The two paralogous kiwellin proteins KWL1 and KWL1-b from maize are structurally related and have overlapping functions in plant defense. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 295 (23), pp. 7816 - 7825 (2020)

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Corrales-Guerrero, L.; He, B.; Refes, Y.; Panis, G.; Bange, G.; Viollier, P. H.; Steinchen, W.; Thanbichler, M.: Molecular architecture of the DNA-binding sites of the P-loop MipZ and ParA from Caulobacter crescentus. NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH 48 (9), pp. 4769 - 4779 (2020)

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Skotnicka, D.; Steinchen, W.; Szadkowski, D.; Cadby, I. T.; Lovering, A. L.; Bange, G.; Sogaard-Andersen, L.: CdbA is a DNA-binding protein and c-di-GMP receptor important for nucleoid organization and segregation in Myxococcus xanthus. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 11 (1), 1791 (2020)

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2019

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Richter, A. A.; Mais, C.-N.; Czech, L.; Geyer, K.; Hoeppner, A.; Smits, S. H. J.; Erb, T. J.; Bange, G.; Bremer, E.: Biosynthesis of the Stress-Protectant and Chemical Chaperon Ectoine: Biochemistry of the Transaminase EctB. FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY 10, 2811 (2019)

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Gleditzsch, D.; Pausch, P.; Mueller-Esparza, H.; Özcan, A.; Guo, X.; Bange, G.; Randau, L.: PAM identification by CRISPR-Cas effector complexes: diversified mechanisms and structures. RNA BIOLOGY 16 (4), pp. 504 - 517 (2019)

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Han, X.; Altegoer, F.; Steinchen, W.; Binnebesel, L.; Schuhmacher, J.; Glatter, T.; Giammarinaro, P. I.; Djamei, A.; Rensing, S. A.; Reissmann, S. et al.; Kahmann, R.; Bange, G.: A kiwellin disarms the metabolic activity of a secreted fungal virulence factor. NATURE 565 (7741), pp. 650 - + (2019)

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Özcan, A.; Pausch, P.; Linden, A.; Wulf, A.; Schuehle, K.; Heider, J.; Urlaub, H.; Heimerl, T.; Bange, G.; Randau, L.: Type IV CRISPR RNA processing and effector complex formation in Aromatoleum aromaticum. NATURE MICROBIOLOGY 4 (1), pp. 89 - + (2019)

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