
Dr. Falk Hillmann
Evolution of Microbial Interactions · Head
Phone: +49 3641 532-1445 Fax: +49 3641 532-0803 Email: falk.hillmann@leibniz-hki.de
(2020) Conidial melanin of the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus disrupts cell autonomous defenses in amoebae. mBio 11(3), e00862-20. Details PubMed Open Access PDF
(2020) Self-protection against the sphingolipid biosynthesis inhibitor fumonisin B1 is conferred by a FUM cluster-encoded ceramide synthase. mBio 11(3), e00455-20. Details PubMed Open Access PDF
(2019) Yeast two-hybrid screening reveals a dual function for the histone acetyltransferase GcnE by controlling glutamine synthesis and development in Aspergillus fumigatus. Curr Genet 65(2), 523-538. Details PubMed Open Access PDF
(2019) The different morphologies of yeast and filamentous fungi trigger distinct killing and feeding mechanisms in a fungivorous amoeba. Environ Microbiol 21(5), 1809-1820. Details PubMed
(2019) Phagocytic predation by the fungivorous amoeba Protostelium aurantium targets metal ion and redox homeostasis. bioRxiv 690503, preprint. Details Open Access PDF
(2018) Multiple roots of fruiting body formation in Amoebozoa. Genome Biol Evol 10(2), 591-606. Details PubMed Open Access
(2018) Generation of an arginine-tRNA-adapted Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for effective heterologous protein expression. Curr Genet 64(3), 589-598. Details PubMed Open Access PDF
(2017) Exploring virulence determinants of filamentous fungal pathogens through interactions with soil amoebae. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 7, 497. (Review) Details Open Access
(2016) A non-canonical melanin biosynthesis pathway protects Aspergillus terreus conidia from environmental stress. Cell Chem Biol 23(5), 587-597. Details PubMed
(2016) The crystal structure of peroxiredoxin Asp f3 provides mechanistic insight into oxidative stress resistance and virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus. Sci Rep 6, 33396. Details PubMed Open Access
(2016) Convergent evolution of tRNA gene targeting preferences in compact genomes. Mob DNA 7, 17. Details PubMed Open Access
(2016) Identification and characterization of a novel Aspergillus fumigatus rhomboid family putative protease RbdA involved in hypoxia sensing and virulence. Infect Immun 84(6), 1866-1878. Details PubMed
(2015) Virulence determinants of the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus protect against soil amoeba predation. Environ Microbiol 17(8), 2858-2869. Details PubMed
(2015) Insights into the cellular responses to hypoxia in filamentous fungi. Curr Genet 61(3), 441-455. Details PubMed
(2015) Identification of the antiphagocytic trypacidin gene cluster in the human-pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 99(23), 10151-10161. Details PubMed
(2014) The novel globin protein fungoglobin is involved in low oxygen adaptation of Aspergillus fumigatus. Mol Microbiol 93(3), 539-553. Details PubMed
(2014) Identification of hypoxia-inducible target genes of Aspergillus fumigatus by transcriptome analysis reveals cellular respiration as important contributor to hypoxic survival. Eukaryot Cell 13(9), 1241-1253. Details PubMed
(2013) Extrinsic extracellular DNA leads to biofilm formation and colocalizes with matrix polysaccharides in the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus. Front Microbiol 4, 141. Details PubMed
(2011) Kinetics and phospholipid specificity of apolipoprotein N-acyltransferase. J Biol Chem 286(32), 27936-27946. Details PubMed
(2009) The role of PerR in O2-affected gene expression of Clostridium acetobutylicum. J Bacteriol 191(19), 6082-6093. Details PubMed
(2009) Reductive dioxygen scavenging by flavo-diiron proteins of Clostridium acetobutylicum. FEBS Lett 583(1), 241-245. Details PubMed
(2008) PerR acts as a switch for oxygen tolerance in the strict anaerobe Clostridium acetobutylicum. Mol Microbiol 68(4), 848-860. Details PubMed
(2006) The rubrerythrin-like protein Hsp21 of Clostridium acetobutylicum is a general stress protein. Arch Microbiol 185(4), 270-276. Details PubMed
(2004) A rubrerythrin-like oxidative stress protein of Clostridium acetobutylicum is encoded by a duplicated gene and identical to the heat shock protein Hsp21. FEMS Microbiol Lett 238(1), 249-254. Details PubMed