Publications
Members of the Metabolomics Core Facility are only included in the authors list, if they contributed intellectually to a paper. In cases where we provide only standard analytical services, we kindly ask to be mentioned in the acknowledgement.
2025
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A modular high-throughput approach for advancing synthetic biology in the chloroplast of Chlamydomonas. Nature Plants (2025)
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Methylthio-alkane reductases use nitrogenase metalloclusters for carbon–sulfur bond cleavage. Nature Catalysis 8 (10), pp. 1089 - 1099 (2025)
Preprint
Peptidoglycan recycling is critical for cell division, cell wall integrity and β-lactam resistance in Caulobacter crescentus. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2025.10.15.682734 (2025)
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Coordination of virulence factors and lifestyle transition in Pseudomonas aeruginosa through single-cell analysis. Communications Biology 8 (1), 1236 (2025)
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An iron-dependent alcohol dehydrogenase is involved in ethanol metabolism of Aromatoleum aromaticum. Preprints.org (2025)
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The isopropylstilbene precursor cinnamic acid inhibits anthraquinone pigment production by targeting AntI. Journal of the American Chemical Society 147 (24), pp. 20246 - 20250 (2025)
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Polyketide synthase-derived sphingolipids mediate microbiota protection against a bacterial pathogen in C. elegans. Nature Communications 16 (1), 5151 (2025)
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Sex differences in Drosophila intestinal metabolism contribute to sexually dimorphic infection outcome and alter gut pathogen virulence. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2025.05.22.655590 (2025)
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Cimicifuga racemosa extract Ze 450 shifts macrophage immunometabolism and attenuates pro-inflammatory signaling. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 188, 118130 (2025)
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Comparative genomics of Elusimicrobiaceae (phylum Elusimicrobiota) and description of the isolates Elusimicrobium simillimum sp. nov., Elusimicrobium posterum sp. nov., and Parelusimicrobium proximum gen. nov. sp. nov. Systematic and Applied Microbiology 48 (3), 126606 (2025)
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The SPFH complex HflK-HflC regulates aerobic respiration in bacteria. PLOS Biology 23 (4), e3003077 (2025)
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Design and implementation of aerobic and ambient CO2-reduction as an entry-point for enhanced carbon fixation. Nature Communications 16 (1), 3134 (2025)
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Mechanistic and structural insights into the itaconate-producing trans-aconitate decarboxylase Tad1. PNAS Nexus 4 (3), pgaf059 (2025)
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Computation-aided designs enable developing auxotrophic metabolic sensors for wide-range glyoxylate and glycolate detection. Nature Communications 16 (1), 2168 (2025)
2024
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New-to-nature CO2-dependent acetyl-CoA assimilation enabled by an engineered B12-dependent acyl-CoA mutase. Nature Communications 15 (1), 10235 (2024)
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The dinucleotide structure of NAD enables specific reduction on mineral surfaces. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2024.10.11.617347 (2024)
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Adaptive laboratory evolution recruits the promiscuity of succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase to repair different metabolic deficiencies. Nature Communications 15 (1), 8898 (2024)
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in vitro transcription-based biosensing of glycolate for prototyping of a complex enzyme cascade. Synthetic Biology, ysae013 (2024)
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Temporal epigenome modulation enables efficient bacteriophage engineering and functional analysis of phage DNA modifications. PLOS Genetics 20 (9), e1011384 (2024)
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Expanding the biotechnological scope of metabolic sensors through computation-aided designs. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2024.08.23.609350 (2024)
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Enhanced metabolic entanglement emerges during the evolution of an interkingdom microbial community. Nature Communications 15 (1), 7238 (2024)
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MprF-mediated immune evasion is necessary for Lactiplantibacillus plantarum resilience in the Drosophila gut during inflammation. PLOS Pathogens 20 (8), e1012462 (2024)
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Engineering new-to-nature biochemical conversions by combining fermentative metabolism with respiratory modules. Nature Communications 15 (1), 6725 (2024)
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Design, construction and optimization of formaldehyde growth biosensors with broad application in biotechnology. Microbial Biotechnology 17 (7), e14527 (2024)
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Integrated translation and metabolism in a partially self-synthesizing biochemical network. Science 385 (6705), pp. 174 - 178 (2024)
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Multiple levels of transcriptional regulation control glycolate metabolism in Paracoccus denitrificans. mBio 15 (8), e0152424 (2024)
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Bottom-up reconstruction of minimal pyrenoids provides insights into the evolution and mechanisms of carbon concentration by EPYC1 proteins. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2024.06.28.601168 (2024)
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Emergence of fractal geometries in the evolution of a metabolic enzyme. Nature 628 (8009), pp. 894 - 900 (2024)
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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. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2024.04.04.588121 (2024)
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Isolation of an H2-dependent electron-bifurcating CO2-reducing megacomplex with MvhB polyferredoxin from Methanothermobacter marburgensis. The FEBS Journal 291 (11), pp. 2449 - 2460 (2024)
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Two distinct ferredoxins are essential for nitrogen fixation by the iron nitrogenase in Rhodobacter capsulatus. mBio 15 (3), e0331423 (2024)
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Polyketide synthase-derived sphingolipids determine microbiota-mediated protection against pathogens in C. elegans. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2024.02.06.579051 (2024)
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Acyl and CO ligands in the [Fe]-hydrogenase cofactor scramble upon photolysis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 63 (6), e202316478 (2024)
2023
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Engineering a new-to-nature cascade for phosphate-dependent formate to formaldehyde conversion in vitro and in vivo. Nature Communications 14 (1), 2682 (2023)
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2-Hydroxyglutarate modulates histone methylation at specific loci and alters gene expression via Rph1 inhibition. Life science alliance 7 (2), e202302333 (2023)
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An interdependent metabolic and genetic network shows emergent properties in vitro. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2023.11.26.568713 (2023)
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Identification of NAD-RNA species and ADPR-RNA decapping in Archaea. Nature Communications 14, 7597 (2023)
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Machine learning-supported enzyme engineering toward improved CO2-fixation of Glycolyl-CoA carboxylase. ACS Synthetic Biology 12 (12), pp. 3521 - 3530 (2023)
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Identification of 2-Hydroxyacyl-CoA synthases with high acyloin condensation activity for orthogonal one-carbon bioconversion. ACS Catalysis 13 (18), pp. 12007 - 12020 (2023)
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Functional degeneracy in Paracoccus denitrificans Pd1222 is coordinated via RamB, which links expression of the Glyoxylate cycle to activity of the Ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 89 (7), e0023823 (2023)
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Exploring alternative pathways for the in vitro establishment of the HOPAC cycle for synthetic CO2 fixation. Science Advances 9 (24), eadh4299 (2023)
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Asparagine uptake: a cellular strategy of Methylocystis to combat severe salt stress. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 89 (6), e0011323 (2023)
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Implementation of the β-hydroxyaspartate cycle increases growth performance of Pseudomonas putida on the PET monomer ethylene glycol. Metabolic Engineering 76, pp. 97 - 109 (2023)
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Ketosynthase engineering enhances activity and shifts specificity towards non-native extender units in type I linear polyketide synthase. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2023.02.16.528826 (2023)
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Synthetic anaplerotic modules for the direct synthesis of complex molecules from CO2. Nature Chemical Biology 19 (2), pp. 168 - 175 (2023)
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Simultaneous spatiotemporal transcriptomics and microscopy of Bacillus subtilis swarm development reveal cooperation across generations. Nature Microbiology 8 (12), pp. 2378 - 2391 (2023)
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Novel design for a microfluidic-based platform for yeast replicative lifespan (RLS) analysis. Micro and Nano Engineering, 100199 (2023)
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NAD+ metabolism is a key modulator of bacterial respiratory epithelial infections. Nature Communications 14 (1), 5818 (2023)
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ATP production from electricity with a new-to-nature electrobiological module. Joule 7 (8), pp. 1745 - 1758 (2023)
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Construction and modular implementation of the THETA cycle for synthetic CO2 fixation. Nature Catalysis 6 (12), pp. 1228 - 1240 (2023)
2022
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The function of two radical-SAM enzymes, HcgA and HcgG, in the biosynthesis of the [Fe]-hydrogenase cofactor. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English 61 (50), e202213239 (2022)
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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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Methylocystis sp. strain SC2 acclimatizes to increasing NH4+ levels by a precise rebalancing of enzymes and osmolyte composition. mSystems 7 (5), e0040322 (2022)
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A versatile active learning workflow for optimization of genetic and metabolic networks. Nature Communications 13 (1), 3876 (2022)
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PARK7/DJ-1 promotes pyruvate dehydrogenase activity and maintains Treg homeostasis during ageing. Nature Metabolism 4 (5), pp. 589 - 607 (2022)
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In vitro biosynthesis of the [Fe]-hydrogenase cofactor verifies the proposed biosynthetic precursors. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English 61 (22), e202200994 (2022)
2021
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Engineering a highly efficient carboligase for synthetic one-carbon metabolism. ACS Catalysis 11 (9), pp. 5396 - 5404 (2021)
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Bioelectrocatalytic cofactor regeneration coupled to CO2 fixation in a redox-active hydrogel for stereoselective C-C bond formation. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English 60 (38), pp. 21056 - 21061 (2021)
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A modular in vitro platform for the production of terpenes and polyketides from CO2. Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English 60 (30), pp. 16420 - 16425 (2021)
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Fractionation of stable carbon isotopes during acetate consumption by methanogenic and sulfidogenic microbial communities in rice paddy soils and lake sediments. Biogeosciences 18 (24), pp. 6533 - 6546 (2021)
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A synthetic C4 shuttle via the beta-hydroxyaspartate cycle in C3 plants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 118 (21), e2022307118 (2021)
2020
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Hydrogen utilization by Methylocystis sp. strain SC2 expands the known metabolic versatility of type IIa methanotrophs. METABOLIC ENGINEERING 61, pp. 181 - 196 (2020)
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Underground isoleucine biosynthesis pathways in E. coli. ELIFE 9, e54207 (2020)
Patent
Microfluidic system for yeast aging analysis. WO 2020/043786 A1 (2020)
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Oxalyl-CoA Decarboxylase Enables Nucleophilic One-Carbon Extension of Aldehydes to Chiral α-Hydroxy Acids. ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION 59 (14), pp. 5526 - 5530 (2020)
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Light-powered CO2 fixation in a chloroplast mimic with natural and synthetic parts. SI 368 (6491), pp. 649 - + (2020)
2019
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Marine Proteobacteria metabolize glycolate via the β-hydroxyaspartate cycle. NATURE 575 (7783), pp. 500 - + (2019)
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Life After Secretion-Yersinia enterocolitica Rapidly Toggles Effector Secretion and Can Resume Cell Division in Response to Changing External Conditions. FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY 10, 2128 (2019)
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3-Phosphoglycerate Transhydrogenation Instead of Dehydrogenation Alleviates the Redox State Dependency of Yeast de Novo L-Serine Synthesis. SI 58 (4), pp. 259 - 275 (2019)
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Connecting environmental exposure and neurodegeneration using cheminformatics and high resolution mass spectrometry: potential and challenges. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-PROCESSES & IMPACTS 21 (9), pp. 1426 - 1445 (2019)
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NAD(P)HX dehydratase (NAXD) deficiency: a novel neurodegenerative disorder exacerbated by febrile illnesses. BRAIN 142, pp. 50 - 58 (2019)
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Failure to eliminate a phosphorylated glucose analog leads to neutropenia in patients with G6PT and G6PC3 deficiency. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 116 (4), pp. 1241 - 1250 (2019)
2018
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The multicatalytic compartment of propionyl-CoA synthase sequesters a toxic metabolite. NATURE CHEMICAL BIOLOGY 14 (12), p. 1127 (2018)
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InhA, the enoyl-thioester reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis forms a covalent adduct during catalysis. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 293 (44), pp. 17200 - 17207 (2018)
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Combining Promiscuous Acyl-CoA Oxidase and Enoyl-CoA Carboxylase/Reductases for Atypical Polyketide Extender Unit Biosynthesis. CELL CHEMICAL BIOLOGY 25 (7), p. 833 (2018)
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NAD(P)HX repair deficiency causes central metabolic perturbations in yeast and human cells. FEBS JOURNAL 285 (18), pp. 3376 - 3401 (2018)
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Millifluidic culture improves human midbrain organoid vitality and differentiation. LAB ON A CHIP 18 (20), pp. 3172 - 3183 (2018)
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Natural variation of chronological aging in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae species reveals diet-dependent mechanisms of life span control. NPJ AGING AND MECHANISMS OF DISEASE 4, 3 (2018)
2017
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Engineering fatty acid synthases for directed polyketide production. Nature Chemical Biology 13 (4), pp. 363 - 365 (2017)
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Nit1 is a metabolite repair enzyme that hydrolyzes deaminated glutathione. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 114 (16), pp. E3233 - E3242 (2017)
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In Vitro Characterization and Concerted Function of Three Core Enzymes of a Glycyl Radical Enzyme - Associated Bacterial Microcompartment. Scientific Reports 7 (1), p. 42757 (2017)
2016
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A Chemo-Enzymatic Road Map to the Synthesis of CoA Esters. Molecules 21 (4), 517 (2016)
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Forms d-2-Hydroxyglutarate and Couples Its Degradation to d-Lactate Formation via a Cytosolic Transhydrogenase. JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 291 (12), pp. 6036 - 6058 (2016)
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A synthetic pathway for the fixation of carbon dioxide in vitro. Science 354 (6314), pp. 900 - 904 (2016)
2014
Journal Article
Beyond Growth Rate 0.6: What Drives Corynebacterium glutamicum to Higher Growth Rates in Defined Medium. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING 111 (2), pp. 359 - 371 (2014)
2013
Patent
Vorrichtung und Verfahren zur Zellseparation. 102012009088 (2013)
Patent
Probeentnahmevorrichtung und Verfahren zur Entnahme einer Probe aus einem Bioreaktor. 102012003113 (2013)
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Beyond growth rate 0.6: Corynebacterium glutamicum cultivated in highly diluted environments. BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING 110 (1), pp. 220 - 228 (2013)
Book Chapter
Metabolomics in Biotechnology (Microbial Metabolomics). In: Metabolomics in Practice (2013)
2012
Journal Article
A disposable picolitre bioreactor for cultivation and investigation of industrially relevant bacteria on the single cell level. Lab Chip 12 (11), pp. 2060 - 8 (2012)
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Extensive exometabolome analysis reveals extended overflow metabolism in various microorganisms. MICROBIAL CELL FACTORIES 11, 122 (2012)
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Error propagation analysis for quantitative intracellular metabolomics. Metabolites 2 (4), pp. 1012 - 30 (2012)