Christian Hertweck

Viral infection and virophage co-infection induce distinct remodeling of host lipidome

This study investigates how giant virus and virophage co-infection alter the host lipidome, finding distinct lipid remodeling patterns associated with each infection type.

Ovothiol A mediates singlet oxygen resistance and acclimation in Chlamydomonas

This study identifies ovothiol A as a key antioxidant in Chlamydomonas that mediates resistance to singlet oxygen and acclimation to light stress.

Dual-use virulence factors of the opportunistic pathogen Chromobacterium haemolyticum mediate haemolysis and colonization

This study identifies cyclic lipodepsipeptides as the molecular basis of haemolytic activity in Chromobacterium haemolyticum and shows their role in biofilm formation and swarming.

The give and take in photosymbiosis unraveled by metabolomics of Radiolaria

This study uses metabolomics to analyze the metabolic interactions between Radiolaria and their symbiotic microalgae, revealing host and symbiont contributions to the holobiont's metabolism.

Fungal chromatin mapping identifies BasR, as the regulatory node of bacteria-induced fungal secondary metabolism

This study identifies BasR as a regulatory node mediating bacterial-induced chromatin modifications and activation of secondary metabolism in fungi.