New MibiNet paper published! Engineered yeast for itaconate synthesis. Investigated transport between mitochondria, cytosol, and environment. Details here! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #MibiNet #Yeast #MetabolicEngineering

Huge thanks to Prof. Dr. Nick Talbot! We were fascinated by his MibiNet talk, exploring how the appressorium uses turgor pressure to infect rice & how the transpressorium spreads the fungus. Brilliant insights! @talbotlabtsl.bsky.social #MibiNet

A small contribution from us & Edi Gerhardt @febsj.bsky.social Highlighting the recent findings: Structure of the NifL-NifA complex controlling nitrogen fixation gene expression in Azotobacter febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @sfb1381.bsky.social @hhu.de @mibinet.bsky.social

MibiNet & @ceplas.bsky.social Data Management Team supported this new publication in making its raw data FAIR and accessible in the DataHUB🎉. This is how transparent research is done! analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #FAIRdata #OpenScience #DataHUB #DataPLANT

This is a great opportunity to work with a fantastic supervisor in a great research environmenment on a super-interesting question 👇

A bit late 🙃 but happy to share our recent findings on #cdiAMP signaling in controlling #cyanobacteria #diurnal rhythm in @cp-iscience.bsky.social www.cell.com/iscience/ful... #cdiAMP is involved in almost all cellular processes, explaining it's essentiality in #cyano @hhu.de @mibinet.bsky.social

Please RT: We have an opening for a junior group leader position in „Phage Biology & Biotechnology“. www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/... Interested candidates are encouraged to contact me via email for further details. @spp2330.bsky.social; @mibinet.bsky.social

Very interesting work for maintaining synthetic microbial consortia www.nature.com/articles/s41... @mibinet.bsky.social

Excited to share our latest work, spearheaded by @gabmrojas.bsky.social! GPCRs are central sensors in eukaryotes, but little is known about them in fungi. In Ustilago maydis, we now uncovered a host-dependent GPCR mechanism that promotes fungal infection. Gabriel nicely explains the full story👇

New Insights Into Bacterial Motility and DNA Transfer: a small press on our discovery of ComFB signaling family by @claussenarne.bsky.social @hhu.de www.eurekalert.org/news-release... w/ @mygalperin.bsky.social @thethormannden.bsky.social @cmfi.bsky.social @mibinet.bsky.social @sfb1381.bsky.social

It was a great pleasure hosting Prof. Edileusa Marques Gerhardt from Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brazil for our regular @mibinet.bsky.social seminar series @hhu.de She told us about the recent updates in #PII #Signaling in bacteria 🦠 .... What a beautiful system ;-)

We discovered a new family of c-di-NMP receptors, widespread in bacteria & regulating🦠motility @pnas.org A great collab. w/ @mygalperin.bsky.social @vikramalva.bsky.social @thethormannden.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @hhu.de @cmfi.bsky.social @sfb1381.bsky.social @mibinet.bsky.social

Genetic integration is not required for establishing permanent endosymbiotic compartments www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Could be interesting for @mibinet.bsky.social

From @diamondlab.bsky.social Stable #cyanobacteria communities w/ heterotrophs. An important development for folks working on cyanobacteria, microbial community formation and establishment in lab settings Could be interesting for @mibinet.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc...

Very interesting! @mibinet.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/genet...

Happy to share our latest finding @natureportfolio.nature.com on #cdiAMP signaling roles in #cyanobacteria natural competence via #ComFB (a new family of #cdiNMP receptors) @hhu.de @cmfi.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social Fund @dfg.de @sfb1381.bsky.social @mibinet.bsky.social rdcu.be/eyLXT

Cellular organelles interact with each other 🤩 .... Very interesting ;-) ROS transfer at peroxisome-mitochondria contact regulates mitochondrial redox @mibinet.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

HHU Research Day on 5.7.2025 was a great success! MibiNet captivated visitors with the "Sweet Secrets – Why Even Fungi Have a Sweet Tooth" experiment. We showed how sugar is broken down in microorganisms – from yeast to the corn smut fungus U. maydis. Big thanks to the team on site! #MibiNet #HHU

Very interesting read... Microbe with bizarrely tiny genome may be evolving into a virus #symbiosis @mibinet.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

New paper alert: Kröninger et al. (2025) on gene expression in Angomonas deanei in PLoS One! For this paper, an ARC was developed with the support of DataPLANT & CEPLAS. #DataManagement @evanowack.bsky.social @nfdi4plants.bsky.social @ceplas.bsky.social journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Join us for HHU Düsseldorf Research Day on July 5th! 🔬 Explore diverse research, enjoy presentations, hands-on experiments, lab tours, and delicious food. See science in action. #ResearchDayHHU @hhu.de

Together with @ceplas.bsky.social we are planing a panel discussion in German about the applications of plant research in withstanding climate change at the "Haus der Universität" in Düsseldorf. Students, citizen scientists and all interested people are welcome to attend!

I feel we just scratched the surface of 🌱 #immunity response to #phage #biocontrol against pathogens🦠. doi.org/10.1101/2025... But this is such a cool team to work with👇 and I am looking forward to do more. 🧪 #PlantScience #PlantResearch #microbiology #PMI #PlanMicrobeInteractions

We cracked the mystery: Pteridines are the natural ligands of CutA, a widespread protein in nature @hhu.de @cmfi.bsky.social I started this project 8y ago. We showed that it's of PII signaling family, but it's function remained unknown coz we didn't know what it bind www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Successful Girls' Day at HHU, powered by the Institute of Microbiology & MibiNet! Explored "Fungi as a chemical factory" with enthusiastic young minds. Great questions & future scientists in the making! Hope to see them back at uni someday.🔬👧 #GirlsDay2025 #MibiNet @hhu.de @mfeldbruegge.bsky.social

SFB 1535 @mibinet.bsky.social goes @vaam-microbes.bsky.social Thanks to @franznarberhaus.bsky.social, Julia Bandow and @dirktischler.bsky.social for the organisation of a fantastic meeting. We are #Vaamily 🥳

I'm super happy that our story is now published! 📖 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... But what changed compared to the original preprint? Also, I feel i should post Movie 1 🎥, that inspired the cover. Back when I did the original bluesky thread, movies were not available.

#midweekmicro🔬 🌱Crop root bacterial and viral genomes reveal unexplored species and microbiome patterns @cellpress.bsky.social #microsky #resource www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...

Out today: Exciting intermediate between endosymbiont and organelle identified! Endosymbionts in Angomonas deanei lost nearly all bacterial cell division genes. Instead, we identified a host-encoded protein, ETP9, that became specialized for endosymbiont division. 1/2 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

@hhu.de-Forscherin @evanowack.bsky.social untersuchte mit ihrem Team anhand eines Geißeltierchens, wie der Prozess der Organellenentwicklung stattfand.

Tiny scientists, huge fun! Children at AWO Kita Ki.Wis explored the world of fungi with Dr. Terfrüchte and the support of #MibiNet. Microscope, taste test & lots of fun! This is an excellent example of how to get children excited about science. www.awo-nr.de/awo/aktuelle...

Humorvoll, motivierend und immer nah an den Studierenden: Prof. Dr. Markus Pauly aus der Biologie @hhu.de ist für den #hhuLehrpreis2025 nominiert 🎉📚 Zu guter Lehre gehört für ihn eine lockere Atmosphäre, die zum Nachdenken und damit Nachfragen einlädt.

Very happy to see my colleague Julia Vorholt being recognized with the Novonesis Biotechnology Prize for her groundbreaking work on the plant leaf microbiome. novonordiskfonden.dk/en/news/pion... #plantscience

Fungi are extraordinary at solving complex problems. Incredible to see their strategies highlighted in @nytimes.com by @alanburdick.bsky.social The article is a visual journey of what we have been documenting in the lab over last few years with our imaging robot www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/s...

Do you want to keep up to date with the most important microbiology topics? #EESMicrobiology is a must-attend symposium for scientists working with bacteria and new technologies 🦠 Submit your abstract by 1 April 👉 https://s.embl.org/ees25-06-bl 📅 24 – 26 June 2025 📍 EMBL Heidelberg and Virtual

Michael Feldbrugge introducing Rrm4-endosome-mediated transport of mRNA for spatial regulation of translation, vital for morphogenetic proteins such as septins for deployment in specific sub-cellular domains #ECFG17

Why do RBPs need multiple RNA-binding domains? We show transcriptome-wide that the endosomal mRNA transporter Rrm4 uses its three RRMs to differentiate functional binding sites from accessory ones. Great collaboration with @koenig-lab.bsky.social and Zarnack lab www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Great opportunity! PhD position in @mfeldbruegge.bsky.social lab #PhD #RNA

#VAAM2025 is just around the corner😍 Get ready for insightful presentations, special events, VAAM awards, networking opportunities & join us in #Bochum 💡 Secure your spot early & enjoy a quick check-in on-site with your personal QR code to dive straight into the congress! 🔗 vaam-kongress.de

#MibiNet philosophy in action! Our #MercatorFellows, Antje Heese from the University of Missouri and Daniel Ducat from Michigan State University, demonstrate how crucial exchange, communication, and networking are for a vibrant community. It's inspiring to see them connect and share knowledge.

MibiNet Career Day: 'Mentorship Matters' truly resonated! PIs & alumni shared invaluable career insights across industry, academia, & science management. Excited for our upcoming mentoring program! #MibiNet #Mentoring

A new round of the Lise Meitner Excellence Program for #tenuretrack group leaders opened today - please consider applying! The program aims to recruit and promote exceptionally qualified female scientists. www.mpg.de/lise-meitner... #LiseMeitnerGroups #WomeninScience #ScienceCareer

We are searching for a new professor in genetics (W3) at Osnabrück University. Come and join us. 👇 www.uni-osnabrueck.de/universitaet...

Prof. Dr. Ferran Garcia-Pichel from Arizona State University visited #HHU! His lecture at the #MibiNet Seminar on "Emergent properties in desert soil microbiomes (The good, the bad, and the downright ugly)" was captivating. #Microbiome #MicrobialInteractions

REMINDER VAAM Industry-Academia Panel (IAP) 📅 Thu, Feb 20⏰ 4:00 PM 💻 Online (Zoom) Topic: "Enzymes tailored to fit - from nature to industrial application" Registration link🔗 t1p.de/6zzes

👇🧪 #SciCom #ScientificCommunication #PlantScience #PublicEngagement

We are very happy for Khaled Selim! His Emmy Noether application has been approved. It is a fantastic achievement and an excellent gain for research in cyanobacterial metabolism. Congratulations! #EmmyNoether #DFG #Cyanobacteria #Metabolism @selimlab.bsky.social

✨HeRA Travel Grants✨ The Heine Research Academies are offering travel grants for conferences and research stays abroad for doctoral researchers and #Postdocs. Next deadline: February 28, 2025 Further info: www.hera.hhu.de/en/hera-trav...

OUT NOW: Upcycling of polyamides through chemical hydrolysis and engineered Pseudomonas putida Nick Wierckx & co @fz-juelich.de @hhu.de www.nature.com/articles/s41...

That looks pretty interesting @eugenpfeifer.bsky.social 😉 @spp2330.bsky.social