Role of carbohydrate-binding proteins and antimicrobial proteins (AMPs) in natural lichen and synthetic cross-kingdom communities (B02)
Lichens are among the most ancient and fascinating examples of complex microbial networking. In lichens, an algal or cyanobacterial photobiont tightly physically associates with a fungal mycobiont to establish an intimate mutualistic interaction. In this project, we will employ comparative genomics and transcriptomics to identify carbohydrate-binding proteins and antimicrobial proteins from a Peltigera mycobiont and uncover how they shape establishment and maintenance of a lichen community. Our approach will combine a biochemical and functional analysis of candidate proteins with their application in the establishment of a synthetic microbial consortium.
Team
Dr. Florian Altegoer
Principal Investigator +49 211 81-11615
Insitute of Microbiology
Microbial Interactions
Heinrich-Heine-Universität
Universitätsstr. 1 Gebäude: 26.24
Etage/Raum: 01.068
Prof. Dr. Markus Pauly
Principal Investigator +49 211 81-15680
Institute of Plant Cell Biology and Biotechnology
Heinrich-Heine-Universität
Universitätsstr. 1 Gebäude: 22.07
Etage/Raum: 00.050
Prof. Dr. Bart P. H. J. Thomma
Principal Investigator +49 221-47089261
Institute for Plant Sciences
Universität zu Köln
Zülpicherstraße 47b Gebäude: 304
Prof. Dr. Björn Usadel
Principal Investigator +49 211 81-12096
Institute of Biological Data Science
Heinrich-Heine-Universität
Universitätsstraße 1
40225 Düsseldorf
Gebäude: 26.24
Etage/Raum: 02.066