Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Interfakultäres Institut für Mikrobiologie und Infektionsmedizin
Lehrstuhl für Organismische Interaktionen
Address
Auf der Morgenstelle 28
72076 Tübingen
Deutschland
GERiT
This institution in GERiT
72076 Tübingen
Projects
Research Grants
Current projects
Conversion of CO2 into valuable products: Regulatory engineering of cyanobacteria to direct carbon flux into desired reactions
(Applicants
Forchhammer, Karl
;
Klähn, Stephan
)
Completed projects
Acclimation of Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942 to metabolic stresses: A moecular biology system-wide analysis of an obligate oxygenic photoautotrophic prokaryote
(Applicants
Forchhammer, Karl
;
Michel, Klaus-Peter
)
Die Rolle der kleinen Untereinheiten PetG und PetM im Cytochrom b6f-Komplex der Cyanobakterien Anabaena variabilis ATCC 29413 und Synechocystis PCC 6803
(Applicant
Maldener, Iris
)
Enzymology of the bacterial cell wall recycling
(Applicant
Mayer, Christoph
)
From Cyanobacteria to Archaeplastida: Unveiling the functional diversity of PII signal transducers
(Applicant
Forchhammer, Karl
)
Function of the TolC-like HgdD in Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120
(Applicants
Maldener, Iris
;
Schleiff, Enrico
)
Gated junctions in multicellular cyanobacteria
(Applicant
Maldener, Iris
)
Linking PII regulation with central carbon control in Synechocystis PCC 6803
(Applicant
Forchhammer, Karl
)
Metabolite sensing signal processors in eukaryotic photosynthetic microorganisms: from molecular mechanisms to cellular functions
(Applicant
Forchhammer, Karl
)
Nitrogene regulation in bacteria: PII-homologus proteins function as central signal integrators and versatile signal transductors
(Applicant
Forchhammer, Karl
)
Peptidoglykanrecycling und Zuckerstoffwechsel in Escherichia coli
(Applicant
Mayer, Christoph
)
Structure and function of muropeptide-ABC transporters
(Applicant
Mayer, Christoph
)
Uncovering the cell wall and amino sugar metabolism of Tannerella forsythia - Impact on the adaptation to the oral habitat
(Applicant
Mayer, Christoph
)
Zink, Transport und Regulation in Escherichia coli
(Applicant
Hantke, Klaus
)
Research Units
Current projects
FOR 2816: The Autotrophy-Heterotrophy Switch in Cyanobacteria: Coherent Decision-Making at Multiple Regulatory Layers
(Spokesperson
Forchhammer, Karl
)
Regulation of glycogen metabolism in response to the autotrophy-heterotrophy switch in Cyanobacteria
(Applicant
Forchhammer, Karl
)
Completed projects
Aufnahme und Verwertung des Spurenelements Zink bei Gram-negativen Bakterien
(Applicant
Hantke, Klaus
)
Coordination Funds
(Applicant
Forchhammer, Karl
)
Structure and Function of Salmochelins and Microcins M/H47
(Applicant
Hantke, Klaus
)
Structure and Function of Salmochelins and Microcins M/H47
(Applicant
Süßmuth, Roderich D.
)
Priority Programmes
Completed projects
Linking second messenger nucleotide signalling with CO2 homeostasis in cyanobacteria: unravelling the SbtB-based network
(Applicants
Forchhammer, Karl
;
Hagemann, Martin
)
Nitrogen-starvation induced chlorosis in cyanobacteria: A proteolytic program for maintenance of viability
(Applicant
Forchhammer, Karl
)
Heisenberg Fellowships
Completed projects
Enzymology of the bacterial cell wall recycling
(Applicant
Mayer, Christoph
)
Collaborative Research Centres
Completed projects
Structure and biogenesis of cell-cell junctions in multicellular cyanobacteria
(Project Heads
Forchhammer, Karl
;
Maldener, Iris
)
The role of Type I Secretion Systems (T1SS) in formation of the heterocyst specific cell wall (N)
(Project Head
Maldener, Iris
)
Turnover and recycling of the peptidoglycan-teichoic acid complex of Gram-positive cell wall
(Project Head
Mayer, Christoph
)
CRC/Transregios
Completed projects
Cellular responses to the antibiotic fosfomycin.
(Project Head
Mayer, Christoph
)
Research Training Groups
Completed projects
GRK 370: Biochemistry of Nucloeprotein Complexes
(Spokesperson
Pingoud, Alfred
)
GRK 685: Infection Biology
(Spokesperson
Götz, Friedrich
)
GRK 1708: Molecular Principles of Bacterial Survival Strategies
(Spokesperson
Forchhammer, Karl
)
Clusters of Excellence (ExStra)
Current projects
EXC 2124: Controlling Microbes to Fight Infections (CMFI)
(Spokespersons
Brötz-Oesterhelt, Heike
;
Ley, Ph.D., Ruth
;
Peschel, Andreas
)