(2021)
The fungivorous amoeba Protostelium aurantium targets redox homeostasis and cell wall integrity during intracellular killing of Candida parapsilosis.
Cell Microbiol 23(11),
e13389.

Dr. Falk Hillmann
Evolution of Microbial Interactions · Head +49 3641 532-1445 falk.hillmann@leibniz-hki.deTopics
Publications
(2020)
Conidial melanin of the human pathogenic fungus Aspergillus fumigatus disrupts cell autonomous defenses in amoebae.
mBio 11(3),
e00862-20.
(2020)
Self-protection against the sphingolipid biosynthesis inhibitor fumonisin B1 is conferred by a FUM cluster-encoded ceramide synthase.
mBio 11(3),
e00455-20.
(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.
(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.
(2018)
Multiple roots of fruiting body formation in Amoebozoa.
Genome Biol Evol 10(2),
591-606.
(2018)
Generation of an arginine-tRNA-adapted Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain for effective heterologous protein expression.
Curr Genet 64(3),
589-598.
(2017)
Exploring virulence determinants of filamentous fungal pathogens through interactions with soil amoebae.
Front Cell Infect Microbiol 7,
497.
(Review)
(2016)
A non-canonical melanin biosynthesis pathway protects Aspergillus terreus conidia from environmental stress.
Cell Chem Biol 23(5),
587-597.
(2016)
The crystal structure of peroxiredoxin Asp f3 provides mechanistic insight into oxidative stress resistance and virulence of Aspergillus fumigatus.
Sci Rep 6,
33396.