(2024)
Bacteria from the Amycolatopsis genus associated with a toxic bird secrete protective secondary metabolites.
Nat Commun 15(1),
8524.
Elena Seibel
Chemical Biology of Microbe-Host Interactions · PhD student +49 3641 532-1226 elena.seibel@leibniz-hki.deCurriculum vitae
Main Research Areas
- Elucidation of biosynthetic pathways
- Analysis of microbial interactions
- identification of signal molecules mediating insect-fungus-bacteria interactions
Professional Career
| since 2018 | PhD student(ANR-Projekt: „BiBiMac - Biomimetic synthesis, biosynthetic pathway engineering and structure studies of unique glycosylated macrolactams”) |
| 2013 – 2017 | M. Sc. Chemical Biology, FSU Jena |
| 2015 | Erasmus study abroad, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa |
| 2010 – 2013 | B. Sc. Biochemie/ Molekularbiologie, Fakultät der Biowissenschaften, FSU Jena |
Awards · Appointments · Scientific Activities
| 2016 | research stay: D. K. Zabolotny Institute for Mikrobiology and Virology Kiew, Ukraine |
| 2015 | research stay: Hovione FarmaCiência S.A., Sete Casas, Loures, Portugal |
| 2014 | Fresearch stay: Instiute for Biology and Zoology, Universidade Paulista, Câmpus Ilha Solteira |
| 2012 - 2014 |
student assistant at the Max-Planck-Institut for Chemical Ecology (MPI-CE), Jena |
| 2011 - 2013 |
teaching assistent at the Institute for Ecology, Faculty of Biosciences, FSU Jena |
Publications
(2023)
Adaptations of Pseudoxylaria towards a comb-associated lifestyle in fungus-farming termite colonies.
ISME J 17(5),
733-747.
(2023)
Genome mining for macrolactam-encoding gene clusters allowed for the network-guided isolation of β-amino acid-containing cyclic derivatives and heterologous production of ciromicin A.
Commun Chem 6(1),
257.
(2022)
Insights into the metabolomic capacity of Podaxis and isolation of podaxisterols A-D, ergosterol derivatives carrying nitrosyl cyanide-derived modifications.
J Nat Prod 85(9),
2159-2167.
(2022)
Comparative genomic and metabolomic analysis of Termitomyces species provides insights into the terpenome of the fungal cultivar and the characteristic odor of the fungus garden of Macrotermes natalensis termites.
mSystems 7(1),
e0121421.
(2021)
Identification of a sulfatase that detoxifies glucosinolates in the phloem-feeding insect Bemisia tabaci and prefers indolic glucosinolates.
Front Plant Sci 12,
671286.
(2021)
Female-biased sex allocation and lack of inbreeding avoidance in Cubitermes termites.
Ecol Evol 11(10),
5598-5605.
(2021)
Targeted isolation of saalfelduracin B-D from Amycolatopsis saalfeldensis using LC-MS/MS-based molecular networking.
J Nat Prod 84(4),
1002-1011.
(2020)
Stereoselective construction of (E,Z)-1,3-dienes and its application in natural product synthesis.
Adv Synth Catal 362(24),
5532-5575.
(Review)
(2020)
The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda utilizes specific UDP-Glycosyltransferases to inactivate maize defensive benzoxazinoids.
Front Physiol 11,
604754.