Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Fachbereich Biologie und Chemie
Institut für Mikrobiologie und Molekularbiologie
Address
Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26
35392 Gießen
Deutschland
GERiT
This institution in GERiT
35392 Gießen
Projects
Research Grants
Current projects
Molecular and mechanistic basis for spatiotemporal organization of polar flagella
(Applicants
Bange, Gert
;
Thormann, Kai
)
Completed projects
Cell-surface interactions of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 - role of eDNA and nucleolytic activity
(Applicant
Thormann, Kai
)
Dynamics in bacterial flagellar systems
(Applicant
Thormann, Kai
)
Function and structure of the RNA-processing exosome in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Function and structure of the RNA-processing exosome in the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Function of and signaling by blue light photoreceptors in Rhodobacter sphaeroides
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
How confinement impacts flagellar dynamics and motility of bacteria
(Applicants
Beta, Carsten
;
Thormann, Kai
)
Koregulation der Synthesen von Pigmenten und Pigment-bindenden Proteinen bei der Bildung des bakteriellen Photosyntheseapparates
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Mechanismen der mRNA Prozessierung in Halobakterien
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Mechanisms of gene regulation by the conserved small RNA rnTrpL (formerly RcsR1) and its new interaction partners in Sinorhizobium meliloti
(Applicant
Evguenieva-Hackenberg, Elena
)
Perception and transmission of light signals in purple bacteria
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Regulation of iron-sulfur cluster assemby in a facultative phototrophic alpha- proteobacterium
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Regulatory links between iron metabolism and oxidative stress in Rhodobacter sphaeroides
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Riboregulation of photosynthesis genes in the adaptation to different growth conditions in Rhodobacter sphaeroides
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
RNA-processing proteins in halophilic archaea and their role in mRNA-degradation
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Role of RNA processing in the regulation of photosynthesis gene expression in Rhodobacter sphaeroides
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Small non-coding RNAs with regulatory functions in alpha-Proteobacteria: Transcriptome-based analysis of regulatory RNAs in Bradyrhizobium japonicum
(Applicant
Evguenieva-Hackenberg, Elena
)
The oxidative stress response in Rhodobacter
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
The response of anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria to singlet oxygen
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Priority Programmes
Current projects
The role of phage Thanatos ADP-ribosyl-transferases Alt1 and Alt2 in disarming and preparing the host
(Applicant
Thormann, Kai
)
Completed projects
CRISPR-Cas functions in the stress response of Rhodobacter capsulatus
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Heterogeneity in flagella-mediated motility
(Applicant
Thormann, Kai
)
Molecular mechanisms and benefits of phenotypic heterogeneity in Sinorhizobium meliloti populations
(Applicant
Becker, Anke
)
Processing and degradation of regulatory RNAs in Escherichia coli
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Role of an sRNA repeat in general stress response of alpha-proteobacteria and mechanisms of regulation
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Role of small proteins in the stress response of alpha-proteobacteria
(Applicant
Klug, Gabriele
)
Small proteins in the soybean symbiont Bradyrhizobium japonicum
(Applicant
Evguenieva-Hackenberg, Elena
)
Spatiotemporal control of c-di-GMP signaling in Shewanella via phosphodiesterase PdeB
(Applicant
Thormann, Kai
)
Stirring by microrganisms: the case of Shewanella
(Applicants
Eckhardt, Bruno
;
Thormann, Kai
)
CRC/Transregios
Completed projects
Molecular and mechanistic basis for spatiotemporal organization of polar and lateral flagella
(Project Head
Thormann, Kai
)
Research Fellowships
Completed projects
Investigation of toxin - antitoxin genes and their relevance in persister cell formation in the pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1
(Applicant
Scheu, Patrick
)
Research Training Groups
Current projects
GRK 2355: Regulatory networks in the mRNA life cycle: from coding to noncoding RNAs
(Spokesperson
Sträßer, Katja
)
Completed projects
GRK 370: Biochemistry of Nucloeprotein Complexes
(Spokesperson
Pingoud, Alfred
)
International Research Training Groups
Completed projects
GRK 1384: Enzymes and Multienzyme Complexes Acting on Nucleic Acids
(Spokesperson
Friedhoff, Peter
)
