2025

185. Landmark, A., Rudolf, T., Hundhammer, K., Leister, K. & Fischer, R. (2025) A guardian of the cell: How cryptochrome balances stress responses in Aspergillus nidulans. Nat. Commun., in revision.

184. Li, H., Scheitle, C., Hu, X., Todo, T., Vallone, D., Fischer, R. & Foulkes N.S. (2025) 6-4 photolyase differentially modulates transcription in the vertebrate circadian clock. PLoS Genet., in revision.

183. Emser, J., Seidler, L, Kovačević, E., Yu, K., Rudolf, T., Wohlmann, E. & Fischer, R. (2025) The Egh16-like virulence factor TrsA of the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys flagrans facilitates intrusion into its host Caenorhabditis elegans. PLoS Pathog., 21(8):e1013370, pdf.

182. Leister, K. , Dong, Y., Landmark, A., Ma, Y., Schreckenberger, B., Yu, Z., Lu, L. & Fischer, R. (2025) Distinct roles of phytochromes A and B in Aspergillus fumigatus in environmental sensing and pathogenicity. mBio, 23:e0220425. pdf.

181. Li, Y., Lu, H., Gus, D., Li,  X., Qi, F., Zhang, J., Fischer, R., Shen, Q., Yu, Z. (2025) Light controls gene functions in fungi through alternative splicing. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 122(26):e2500966122. pdf.

180. Kriegler, M., Herrero, S. & Fischer, R. (2025) Where to grow and where to go. Fungal Genet. Biol. 178: 103983.  (review). pdf.

179. Kriegler, M., Wernet, V., Hetzer, B., Herrero, S., Wei, A., Wäckerle, J., Dewein, I. & Fischer, R. (2025) Cell-end marker proteins are required for hyphal ring formation and size determination of traps of Arthrobotrys flagrans. J. Cell Sci., 138(8):jcs263744. pdf.

 

2024

178. Maldonado, G., García, A., Herrero, S., Castano, I., Altmann, M., Fischer, R. & Hernández G. (2024) The gene YEF3 function encoding translation elongation factor eEF3 is partially conserved across fungi. Front Microbiol., 15:1438900. pdf.

177. Kourkoulou, A., Martzoukou, O., Fischer, R. & Amillis, S. (2024) A type II phosphatidylinositol-4 kinase coordinates sorting of cargo polarising by endocytic recycling. Commun. Biol., 7(1):855. pdf.

176. Emser, J., Wernet, N., Hetzer, B., Wohlmann, E. & Fischer, R. (2024) The cysteine-rich virulence factor NipA of Arthrobotrys flagrans interferes with cuticle integrity of Caenorhabditis elegans. Nat. Commun., 15:5795. pdf.

175. Schuhmacher, L., Heck, S., Pitz, M., Mathey, E., Lamparter, T., Blumhofer, A., Leister, K. & Fischer, R. (2024) The LOV-domain blue-light receptor LreA of the fungus  Alternaria alternata binds FAD or FMN as chromophore and acts as light and temperature sensor. J. Biol. Chem., 300(5):107238. pdf.

174. Hu, X., Hoffmann, D., Wang, M., Schuhmacher, L., Stroe, M., Schreckenberger, B., Elstner, M. & Fischer, R. (2024) GprC of the nematode-trapping fungus Arthrobotrys flagrans activates mitochondria and reprograms fungal cells for nematode hunting. Nat. Microbiol., 9(7):1752-1763. pdf.

173. Sun, T., Li, Y., Li, J., Gao, J., Zhang, J., Fischer, R., Shen, Q. & Yu, Z. (2024) Red and far-red light improve the antagonistic ability of Trichoderma guizhouense   &nbsagainst phytopathogenic fungi by promoting phytochrome-dependent aerial hyphal growth. PLoS Genet., 20(5):e1011282. pdf. 

172. Pop, M., Klemke, A.L., Seidler, L., Wernet, N., Steudel P.L., Baust, V., Wohlmann, E. & Fischer, R. (2024) Caenorhabditis elegans neuropeptide NLP-27 enhances neurodegeneration and controls paralysis in an opioid manner during infection with the fungus Arthrobotrys flagrans. iScience, 27(4):109484. pdf.

171. Espino-Vázquez, A.N., Ramírez Cota, R., Callejas-Negrete, O.A., Fischer, R. & Mouriño-Pérez, R.R.  (2024) Protein Interactors of Spindle Pole Body (SPB) components and septal proteins in the fungus Neurospora crassa: A mass spectrometry-based dataset. Data in Brief, 52:109980. pdf.

170. Stroe, M., Gao, J., Pitz, M. & Fischer, R. (2024) Complexity of fungal polyketide biosynthesis and function. Mol. Microbiol., 121:18-25. (Review) pdf.

 

2023

169. Wernet, V., Kriegler, M., Kumpost, V., Mikut, R., Hilbert, L. & Fischer R. (2023) Synchronization of oscillatory growth prepares fungal hyphae for fusion. eLife, 12:e83310. pdf.

168. Menzner, J., Klemke, A.-L., Kriegler, M. & Fischer, R. (2023) Nicht ganz so friedlich: Räuberische Pilze mit Potenzial zur Schädlingsbekämpfung. Biol. Uns. Zeit, 53:32-39. pdf.

167. Wernet, V. & Fischer, R. (2023) Establishment of Arthrobotrys flagrans as biocontrol agent against the root pathogenic nematode  Xiphinema index. Env. Microbiol. 25:283-293. pdf.

 

2022

166. Ramírez-Cota, R., Espino-Vazquez, A.N., Rodriguez-Vega, T.C., Macias-Díaz, R.E., Callejas-Negrete, O.A., Freitag, M., Fischer, R., Roberson, R.W. & Mouriño-Pérez, R.R. (2022) The cytoplasmic microtubule array in Neurospora crassa depends on microtubule-organizing centers at spindle pole bodies and microtubule +end-depending pseudo-MTOCs at septa. Fungal Genet. Biol., 162:103729.  pdf

165. Gao, J., Wenderoth, M., Doppler, M., Schuhmacher, R., Marko, D. & Fischer, R. (2022) The fungal melanin biosynthesis pathway as source for fungal toxins. mBio, 13(3):e0021922. pdf

164. Fischer, R. & Requena, N. (2022) Small-secreted proteins as virulence factors in nematode-trapping fungi. T. Microbiol., 22:00067. pdf

163. Hammadeh, H.H., Serrano, A., Wernet, V., Stomberg, N., Hellmeier, D., Weichert, M., Brandt, U., Sieg, B., Kanofsky, K., Hehl, R., Fischer, R. & Fleißner, A. (2022). A dialog-like cell communication mechanism is conserved in filamentous ascomycete fungi and mediates interspecies interactions. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 119(12):e2112518119. pdf

162. Li, Y., Meng, X., Guo, D., Zhang, J., Gao, J., Fischer, R., Shen, Q. & Yu, Z. (2022) A simple and low-cost strategy to improve conidial yield and stress resistance of Trichoderma guizhouense through optimized illumination conditions. J. Fungi, 8:50. pdf

161. Wernet, V., Wäckerle, J. & Fischer, R. (2022) The STRIPAK component SipC is involved in morphology and cell-fate determination in the nematode-trapping fungus Duddingtonia flagrans. Genetics, 220(1):iyab153. pdf

 

2021

160. Wernet, V., Wernet, N. & Fischer, R. (2021) Räuberische Pilze mit Anwendungpotenzial. Biospektrum, 7.21:686-689. pdf​

159. Wernet, N., Wernet, V. & Fischer, R. (2021) The small-secreted cysteine-rich protein CyrA is a virulence factor participating in the attack of Caenorhabditis elegans by Duddingtonia flagrans. PLoS Pathog., 17(11):e1010028. pdf​

158. Li, Y., Sun, T., Guo, D., Pu, J., Gao, J., Zhang, J., Cai, F., Druzhinina, I., Fischer, R., Shen, Q. & Yu, Z. (2021) Comprehensive analysis of the regulatory network of blue-light-regulated conidiation and hydrophobin production in Trichoderma guizhouense. Env. Microbiol., 23(10):6241-6256. pdf ​

157. Yu, Z., Streng, C., Seibeld, R., Igbalajobi, O.A., Leister, K., Ingelfinger, J. & Fischer R. (2021) Genome-wide analyses of light-regulated genes in Aspergillus nidulans reveals a complex interplay between different phtotoreceptors and novel photoreceptor functions. PLoS Genet., 17(10): e1009845. pdf ​

156. Yu, X., Hu, X., Pop, M., Kirschhöfer, F., Brenner-Weiß, G., Keller, J., Bunzel, M. & Fischer R. (2021) Fatal attraction of Caenorhabditis elegans to predatory fungi through 6-methyl salicylic acid. Nat. Commun., 12:5462. pdf ​

155. Wernet, V., Herrero, S. & Fischer, R. (2021) Soft but not too soft - how a rigid tube expands without breaking. mBio, comment. e0050121.

154. Streng, C., Hartmann, J., Leister, K., Krauß, N., Lamparter, T., Frankenberg-Dinkel, N., Weth, F., Bastmeyer, M., Yu, Z. & Fischer, R. (2021) Fungal phytochrome chromophore biosynthesis at mitochondria. EMBO J., 40:e108083. pdf ​

153.  Andreu, C., Gómez-Peinado, J., Winandy, L., Fischer, R. & del Olmo, M. (2021) Surface display of HFBI and DewA hydrophobins on Saccharomyces cerevisiae modifies tolerance to several adverse conditions and biocatalytic performance. Appl. Microbiol. Biotech., 105(4):1505-1518. pdf ​

152. Gao, X., Herrero, S., Wernet, V., Erhardt, S., Valerius, O., Braus, H.G. & Fischer, R. (2021) The role of Aspergillus nidulans polo-like kinase PlkA in microtubule-organizing center control. J. Cell Sci., 134: JCS256537. pdf ​

151. Dümig, M., Binder, J., Gaculenko, A., Daul, F., Winandy, L., Hasenberg, M., Gunzer, M., Fischer, R., Künzler, M. & Krappmann, S. (2021) The infectious propagules of Aspergillus fumigatus are coated with antimicrobial peptides. Cell. Microbiol., 23:e13301. pdf ​

150. Yu, Z., Gao, J., Igbalajobi, O.A.,  Skoneczny, M., Sienko, M., Maciejewska, A.M.,  Brzywczy, J. & Fischer, R. (2021) The sulfur metabolism regulator MetR is a global regulator controlling phytochrome-dependent light responses in Aspergillus nidulans. Sci. Bulletin 66(6):592-602. pdf ​

149. Gao, X., Fischer, R. & Takeshita, N. (2021) Application of PALM super resolution microscopy to the analysis of microtubule-organizing centers (MTOCs) in Aspergillus nidulans. Meth. Mol. Biol. 2329:277-289. pdf​

 

2020

148. Igbalajobi, O.A.,  Gao, J. & Fischer, R. (2020) The HOG pathway plays different roles in conidia and hyphae during virulence of Alternaria alternata. Mol Plant Microbe Interact. 33(12): 1405-1410. pdf​

147. Voß, B., Kirschhöfer, F., Brenner-Weiß, G. & Fischer, R. (2020) Alternaria alternata uses two siderophore systems for iron acquisition. Sci. Rep., 10(1):3587. pdf​

146. Yu, Z., Hübner, J., Herrero, S., Gourain, V. & Fischer, R. (2020) On the role of the global regulator RlcA in red-light sensing in Aspergillus nidulans. Fungal Biol., 124(5):447-457. pdf​

see also: Rangel et al. (2020) The third International Symposium on Fungal Stress - ISFUS. meeting report. Fungal Biol., pdf​

 

2019

145. Gao, X., Schmid, M., Zhang, Y., Fukuda, S., Takeshita, N. & Fischer, R. (2019) The spindle pole body of Aspergillus nidulans is asymmetrical and contains changing numbers of γ-tubulin. J. Cell Sci.,132, 234799. pdf​

Highlighted by the editors.

144. Brysch-Herzberg, M., Wohlmann, E. & Fischer, R. (2019) Zygosaccharomyces seidelii sp. nov. a new yeast species from the Maldives, and a revisit of the single-strain species debate. Ant. Leeuwenh., 113:427-436. pdf​

143. Brysch-Herzberg, M., Tobias, A., Seidel, M., Wittman, R., Fischer, R., Wohlmann, E., Dlauchy, D., Gabor, P. (2019) Schizosaccharomyces osmophilus sp. nov., an osmophilic fission yeast occurring in bee bread of different solitary bee species. FEMS Yeast Res., 19(4):foz038. pdf

142. Fischer, R. (2019) Aspergillus nidulans als Modellsystem für filamentöse Pilze. p. 93-114. in Ed. Nick, P., Fischer, R., Gradl, D., Gutmann, M., Kämper, J., Lamparter, T. & Riemann, M., Modellorganismen, Springer Spektrum, Berlin.​ pdf

141. Igbalajobi, O., Yu, Z. & Fischer, R. (2019) Red- and blue-light sensing in the plant pathogen Alternaria alternata depends on phytochrome and the white-collar protein LreA. mBio, 10(2) e00371-19. pdf ​

140. Xue, P., Kurdi, A.E., Kohler, A., Ma, H., Kaeser, G., Ali, A., Fischer, R., Krauß, N. & Lamparter, T. (2019) Evidence for weak interaction between two phytochromes Agp1 and Agp2 from Agrobacterium fabrum. FEBS Lett., 593(9):926-941. pdf ​

139. Yu, Z., Ali, A., Igbalajobi, O.A., Streng, C., Leister, K., Krauß, N., Lamparter, T. & Fischer, R. (2019) Phytochrome as temperature sensor in Aspergillus nidulans. Mol. Microbiol.112: 1814-1830. pdf​

138. Winandy, L., Schlebusch, O. & Fischer, R. (2019) Fungal hydrophobins render stones impermeable for water but keep them permeable for vapor. Sci. Rep., 9(1):6264. pdf ​

137.  Wenderoth M., Garganese F., Schmidt-Heydt M., Soukup S.T., Ippolito A., Sanzani S. M. & Fischer, R. (2019) Alternariol as virulence and colonization factor of Alternaria alternata during plant infection. Mol. Microbiol. 112(1) 131-146. pdf ​

136. Youssar, L., Wernet, V., Hensel, N., Yu, X., Hildebrand, H.-G., Schreckenberger, B., Hetzer, B. & Fischer, R. (2019). Intercellular communication is required for trap formation in the nematode-trapping fungus Duddingtonia flagrans. PLoS Genet., 15(3):e1008029. pdf ​

135. Yu, Z. & Fischer, R. (2019) Light sensing and responses in fungi. Nat. Rev. Microbiol., 17(1):25-36. pdf ​

134. Takeshita, N. & Fischer, R. (2019) The cytoskeleton and cell-end markers during polarized growth of filamentous fungi. In The Mycota. Biology of the Fungal Cell, VIII. Ed. Karl Esser. Vol. Editor: Dirk Hoffmeister and Markus Gressler. Springer Nature Switzerland. The Mycota, Vol. VIII, 43-63. pdf  ​

 

2018

133. Fischer, R., Aguirre, J., Herrera-Estrella, A. & Corrochano, L. (2018) The complexity of fungal vision. in The Fungal Kingdom, edited by Heitman, J., et al., pp. 441-461. pdf

132. Winandy, L., Hilpert, F., Schlebusch, O. & Fischer, R. (2018) Comparative analysis of surface coating properties of five hydrophobins from Aspergillus nidulans and Trichoderma reesei. Sci. Rep., 8:12033. pdf​

131. Riquelme, M., Aguirre, J., Bartnicki-Garcia, S., Braus, G.H., Feldbrügge, M., Fleigg, U., Hansberg, W., Herrera-Estrella, A., Kämper, J., Kück, U., Mouriño Pérez, R., Takeshita, N. & Fischer, R. (2018) Fungal morphogenesis: From the polarized growth of hyphae to complex reproduction and infection structures. Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev., 82(2): e00068-17. ​pdf 

130. Zhou, L, Evangelinos, M., Wernet, V., Eckert, A.F., Ishitsuka, Y., Fischer, R., Nienhaus, G.U. & Takeshita, N. (2018) Super-resolution and pulse-chase imaging reveal the role of vesicle transport in polar growth of fungal cells. Sci. Adv., 4, e1701798. pdf​

 

2017

129. Fischer, R. & Riquelme, M. (2017) Mycology: Unraveling the riddle of the filamentous fungi. ResearchFeatures, 109:18-21. pdf​

127. Wenderoth, M., Pinecker, C., Voß, B. & Fischer, R. (2017) Establishment of CRISPR/Cas9 in Alternaria alternata. Fungal Genet. Biol., 101:55-60. pdf​

126. Zhang, Y., Gao, X. Manck, R. Schmid, M., Osmani, A.H., Osmani, S.A., Takeshita, N. & Fischer, R. (2017) Microbutule-organizing centers of Aspergillus nidulans are anchored at septa by a disordered protein. Mol. Microbiol., 106(2): 285-303. pdf ​

125. Jiang, P., Wei, W., Zhong, G., Zhou, X., Qiao, W., Fischer, R., Lu, L. (2017) The function of the three phosphoribosyl-pyrophosphate synthetase (prs) genes in hyphal growth and conidiation in Aspergillus nidulans. Microbiology, 163(2): 218-232. pdf​

124. Röhrig, J., Yu, Zhenzhong, Chae, K.-S., Kim, J.-H., Han, K.-H. & Fischer, R. (2017) The Aspergillus nidulans Velvet-interacting protein, VipA, regulates light-dependent heme biosynthesis. Mol. Microbiol., 105(6): 825-838. pdf ​

123. de Vries, R.P., et al. (2017) Comparative genomics reveals high biological diversity and specific adaptations in the industrially and medically important fungal genus Aspergillus. Genome Biol., 18:28. pdf ​

 

2016

122. Fokina, O., Fenchel, A., Winandy, L. & Fischer, R. (2016) Immobilizaton of LccC laccase from Aspergillus nidulans on hard surfaces using fungal hydrophobins. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 82(21): 6395-6402. pdf​

121. Fokina, O., Eipper, J., Kerzenmacher, S. & Fischer, R. (2016) Characterization of secreted laccases of Pleurotus sajor-caju and their application at a biofuel cell cathode. Biores. Technol., 218: 455-462. pdf ​

120. Fischer, R., Aguirre, J., Herrera-Estrella, A. & Corrochano, L.M. (2016) The complexity of fungal vision. in The Fungal Kingdom, Eds. Heitman, J., Howlett, B., Crous, P., Stukenbrock, E., James, T. & Gow, N., ASM Press., doi:10.1128/microbiolspec.FUNK-0020-2016. pdf ​

119. Dempwolff, F., Schmidt, F.K., Hervás, A.B., Stroh, A., Rösch, T., Riese, C.N., Dersch, S., Heimerl, T., Cavalcanti de Lucena, D., Hülsbusch, N., Stürmer, C.A.O., Takeshita, N., Fischer, R., Eckhardt, B. & Graumann, P.L. (2016) Super resolution fluorescence microscopy and tracking of bacterial flotillin (reggie) paralogs provide evidence for defined-sized protein microdomains within the bacterial membrane but absence of clusters containing detergent-resistant proteins. PLoS Genetics, 12:e1006116. pdf ​

118. Yu, Z., Armant, O. & Fischer, R. (2016) Fungi use the SakA/HogA pathway for phytochrome-dependent light signaling. Nature Microbiol., 2016, 1: 16019. pdf  ​ 

Highlight in Nature Microbiol. Rev., 2016, 19: 192-193.

News and Views in Nature Microbiol:​ pdf

117. Zhang, Y., Teichert, I., Kück, U. & Fischer, R. (2016) Laser capture microdissection to identify septum-associated proteins in Aspergillus nidulans. Mycologia, 108(3): 528-532. pdf​

116. Rauscher, S., Pacher, S., Kniemeyer, O. & Fischer, R. (2016) A phosphorylation code of the Aspergillus nidulans global regulator VelvetA (VeA) determines specific functions. Mol. Microbiol., 99:909-924. pdf ​

 

2015

115. Hedtke, M., Rauscher, S., Röhrig ,J., Rodriguez, J., Yu, Z., & Fischer, R. (2015) Light-dependent gene activation in Aspergillus nidulans is strictly dependent on phytochrome and involves the interplay of phytochrome and white-collar-regulated histone H3 acetylation. Mol. Microbiol., 97:733-745. pdf​

114. Ishitsuka, Y., Savage, N., Li, Y., Bergs, A., Kohler, D., Donnelly, R., Nienhaus, U., Fischer, R. & Takeshita, N. (2015) Super-resolution microscopy reveals a dynamic picture of cell polarity maintenance during directional growth. Science Advances, 1:e1500947. pdf ​

113. Manck, R., Ishitsuka, Y., Herrero de Vega, S., Takeshita, N., Nienhaus, U.G. & Fischer, R. (2015) Genetic evidence for a microtubule-capture mechanism during polar growth of Aspergillus nidulans. J. Cell Sci., 128: 3569-3582. pdf  ​

112. Takeshita, N., Wernet, V., Tsuizaki, M., Grün, N., Hoshi, H., Ohta, A., Fischer, R. & Horiuchi, H. (2015) Transportation of Aspergillus nidulans class III and V chitin synthases to the hyphal tips depends on conventional kinesin. PLoS One10(5):e0125937. ​pdf  

111. Sánchez-León, E., Bowman, B., Seidel, C., Fischer, R., Novick, P. & Riquelme, M. (2015) The Rab GTPase YPT-1 associates with Golgi cistern and Spitzenkörper micro vesicles in Neurospora crassa. Mol. Microbiol., 95(3):472-490. pdf​

110. Baumann, S., Grün, N., Takeshita, N., Fischer, R. & Feldbrügge, M. (2015) Live cell imaging of endosomal trafficking in fungi. Meth. Mol. Biol., 1270:347-363. pdf ​

109. Fokina, O., Eipper, J., Winandy, L., Kerzenmacher, S. & Fischer, R. (2015) Improving the performance of a biofuel cell cathode with laccase from Pycnoporus sanguineus. Biores. Technol., 175, 445-453. pdf​

 

2014

108. Requena, N. & Fischer, R. (2014) Braking walls for living in harmony. (insight article) eLife., 3. pdf ​

107. Pöhlmann, J., Risse, C., Seidel, C., Pohlmann, T., Jakopec, V., Walla, E., Ramrath, P., Takeshita, N., Feldbrügge, M., Fischer, R. & Fleig, U. (2014) The Vip1 inositol polyphosphate kinase family regulates polarized growth and modulates the microtubule cytoskeleton in fungi. PLoS Genet., 10(9):e1004586. pdf ​

106. Herr, A. & Fischer, R. (2014) Improvement of Aspergillus nidulans penicillin production by targeting AcvA to peroxisomes. Metab. Eng., 25:131-139. pdf​

105. Fischer, R. (2014) Promiscuity breeds diversity: The role of polyketide synthase in natural product biosynthesis. Chem. Biol., 21:701-702 (preview). pdf​

104. Herrero de Vega, S., Takeshita, N. & Fischer, R. (2014) The F-box protein RcyA controls the turnover of the kinesin-7 motor KipA in Aspergillus nidulans. Eukaryot. Cell, 13:1085-1094. pdf​

103. Takeshita, N., Manck, R., Grün, N., Herrero de Vega, S. & Fischer, R. (2014) Interdependence of the actin and the microtubule cytoskeleton during fungal growth. Curr. Opin. Microbiol., 20:34-41. pdf​

102. Grünbacher, A., Throm, T., Seidel, C., Gutt, B., Röhrig, J., Strunk, T., Vincze, P., Walheim, S., Schimmel, T., Wenzel, W. & Fischer, R. (2014) Six hydrophobins are involved in hydrophobin rodlet formation in Aspergillus nidulans and contribute to hydrophobicity of the spore surface. PLoS One, 9(4):e94546. pdf ​

101. Fetzner, R., Seither, K., Wenderoth, M., Herr, A. & Fischer, R. (2014) The Alternaria alternata transcription factor CmrA controls melanization and spore development. Microbiology, 160: 1845-1854. pdf ​

100. Pruß, S., Fetzner, R., Seither, K., Herr, A., Pfeiffer, E., Metzler, M., Lawrence, C.B. & Fischer, R. (2014) On the role of the blue-light receptor WC-1 (LreA) in Alternaria alternata in spore formation and secondary metabolism. Appl. Environ. Microbiol., 80(8): 2582-2591. pdf​

 

2013

99. Takeshita, N., Mania, D., Herrero de Vega, S., Ishitsuka, Y., Nienhaus, G.U., Podolski, M., Howard, J. & Fischer, R. (2013) The cell end marker TeaA and the microtubule polymerase AlpA contribute to mirotubule guidance at the hyphal tip cortex of Aspergillus nidulans for polarity maintenance. J Cell Sci, 126:5400-5411. pdf ​

98. Hobl, B., Hock, B., Schneck, S., Fischer, R. & Mack, M. (2013) Bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase-based expression in Pichia pastoris. Protein Expr. Purif. 92(1):100-104. pdf​

  97. Seidel, C., Moreno-Velasquez, S., Riquelme, M. & Fischer, R. (2013) Neurospora crassa NKIN2, a kinesin-3 motor, transports endosomes and is required for polarized growth. Eukaryot. Cell, 12:1020-1032. pdf​

96. Röhrig, J., Kastner, C. & Fischer, R. (2013) Light inhibits spore germination through phytochrome in Aspergillus nidulans. Curr. Genet., 59:55-62.  pdf​

95. Garzia, A., Etxebeste, O.,  Rodríguez-Romero, J.,  Fischer, R., Espeso, E.A. and Ugalde, U. (2013)  Transcriptional changes in the transition from vegetative cells to asexual development in the model fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Eukaryot. Cell, 12(2):311-321. pdf​

94. Kempf, C., Bathe, F. & Fischer, R. (2013) Evidence that two pcl-like cyclins control Cdk9 activity during cell differentiation in Aspergillus nidulans asexual development. Eukaryot. Cell, 12(1):23-36. pdf​

 

2012

89. Takeshita, N., Diallinas, G. & Fischer, R. (2012) The role of flotillin FloA and stomatin StoA in the maintenance of apical sterol-rich membrane domains (SRDs) and polarity in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Mol. Microbiol., 83(6):1136-1152. pdf​

88. Fischer, R. & Rodriguez-Romero, J. (2012) Flavin und lineare Tetrapyrrole als Lichtsensoren in Pilzen. Biospektrum, 1.12:19-21. pdf​

87. Boef, S., Throm, T., Strunk, T., Hoffmann, M., Seebach, E., Mühlberg, L., T. Gotterbarm, Gutt, B.,  Wenzel, W., Fischer, R. & Richter, W. (2012) Engineering of the hydrophobin DewA to generate surfaces enhancing the adhesion of human cells but not of bacteria. Acta Biomat., 8(3):1037-1047. pdf​

2011

2010

80. Mania, M., Hilpert, K., Ruden, S., Fischer, R. & Takeshita, N. (2010) Screening for antifungal peptides and their modes of action in Aspergillus nidulans. Appl. Env. Microbiol., 76:7102-7108. pdf ​

79. Bayram, Ö., Braus, G., Fischer, R. & Rodriguez-Romero, J. (2010) Spotlight on Aspergillus nidulans photosensory systems. Fungal Genet. Biol. 47(11):900-908. pdf ​

78. Rodriguez-Romero, J., Hedtke, M., Kastner, C., Müller, S. & Fischer, R. (2010) Fungi, hidden in soil or up in the air - Light makes a difference. Annu. Rev. Microbiol., 64:585-610. pdf ​ 

77. Atoui, A., Thokala, R., Kastner, C., Espeso, E.A., Fischer, R. & Calvo, A.M. (2010) Cross-talk between light and glucose regulation controls morphogenesis and toxin production in Aspergillus nidulans. Fungal Genet. Biol., 47:962-72. pdf ​ 

76. Zekert, N., Veith, D. & Fischer, R. (2010) Interaction of the Aspergillus nidulans MTOC component ApsB with gamma-tubulin and evidence for a role of a subclass of peroxisomes in the formation of septal MTOCs. Eukaryot. Cell, 9:795-805. pdf ​ 

75. Eggenberg, K., Frey, N., Zienicke, B., Siebenbrock, J., Schunck, T., Fischer, R., Bräse, S., Birtalan, E., Nann, T. & Nick, P. (2010) Use of nanoparticles to study and manipulate plant cells. Adv. Biomat., 12:406-412. 

74. Bathe, F., Kempf, C., Osmani, S.A., Osmani, A.H., Hettinger, S., Wohlmann, E. & Fischer, R. (2010) Functional characterization of a new member of the Cdk9 family in Aspergillus nidulans. Eukaryot. Cell, 9:1901-1912. pdf ​

 

2009

73. Higashitsuji, Y., Herrero, S., Takeshita, N. & Fischer, R. (2009) The cell end marker protein TeaC is involved in growth directionality and septation in Aspergillus nidulans. Eukaryot. Cell, 8:957-967. pdf

72. Zekert, N. & Fischer, R. (2009) The Aspergillus nidulans kinesin-3 UncA motor moves vesicles along a subpopulation of microtubules. Mol. Biol. Cell, 20:673-684. pdf

71. Garzia, A., Etxebeste, O., Fischer, R., Espeso, E.A. & Ugalde, U. (2009) Aspergillus nidulans FlbE is an upstream developmental activator of conidiation functionally associated with the putative transcription factor FlbB. Mol. Microbiol., 71:172-184. pdf

70. Purschwitz, J., Müller, S. & Fischer, R. (2009) Mapping the interaction sites of Aspergillus nidulans phytochrome FphA with the global regulator VeA and the white-collar protein LreB. Mol. Genet. Genom. 281:35-42. pdf

 

2008

69. Fischer, R. (2008) Sex and poison in the dark. Science, 320:1430-1431. (perspective) pdf

68. Requena, N. & Fischer, R. (2008) chapter "Pilze". Textbook "Mikrobiologie", ed. K. Munck, Thieme, Stuttgart.

67. Purschwitz, J., Müller, S., Kastner, C., Schöser, M., Haas, H., Espeso, E.A., Atoui, A., Calvo, A.M. & Fischer, R. (2008) Functional and physical interaction of blue and red-light sensors in Aspergillus nidulans. Curr. Biol., 18:255-259. pdf

66. Fischer, R., Zekert, N. & Takeshita, N. (2008) Polarized growth in fungi - interplay between the cytoskeleton, positional markers, and membrane domains. Mol. Microbiol., 68(4):813-826. (review) pdf

65. Takeshita, N., Higashitsuji, Y., Konzack, S. & Fischer, R. (2008) Apical sterol-rich membranes are essential for localizing cell end markers that determine growth directionality in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Mol. Biol. Cell, 19(1):339-351. pdf

64. Etxebeste, O., Ni, M., Garzia, A. Kwon, N.-J., Fischer, R., Yu, J.-H., Espeso, E.A. & Ugalde, U. (2008) The bZIP-type transcription factor FlbB controls asexual development in Aspergillus nidulans. Eukaryot. Cell, 7(1):38-48. pdf

 

2007

63. Takeshita, N., Rolbetzki, A., Vienken, K. & Fischer, R. (2007) The Aspergillus nidulans putative kinase, KfsA (kinase for septation), plays a role in septation and is required for efficient asexual spore formation. Fungal Genet. & Biol., 44:1205-1214. pdf

62. Fischer, R., Takeshita, N. & Doonan, J. (2007) Cytoskeleton, polarized growth and the cell cycle in Aspergillus nidulans. in "The Aspergilli: Genomics, medical applications, biotechnology and research methods", eds. Goldman, G.H. & Osmani, CRC press, p. 223-259. pdf

61. Enke, C., Zekert, N., Veith, D., Schaaf, C., Konzack, S. & Fischer, R. (2007) The Aspergillus nidulans Dis1/XMAP215 protein AlpA localizes to microtubule plus ends and contributes to growth directionality. Eukaryot. Cell, 6:555-562. pdf

60. Fischer, R. (2007) The role of the cytoskeleton in polarized growth of filamentous fungi. in "The Mycota, Vol VIII, 2nd edition: Biology of the fungal cell", eds. Gow, N.A.R. & Howard, R.J., Springer, Heidelberg, p. 121-135. pdf

59. Fischer, R. & Veith, D. (2007) The role of microtubules and motors for polarized growth of filamentous fungi. in "Exploitation of fungi", eds. Robson, G.D., van West, P. & Gadd, G.M., Cambridge University Press, pp. 95-116. 

 

2006

58. Purschwitz, J., Müller, S., Kastner, C. & Fischer, R. (2006) Seeing the rainbow - light sensing in fungi. Curr. Opin. Microbiol., 9:566-571.

57. Fischer, R. & Braus, G.H. (2006) Genomsequenz von Schimmelpilzen bringt Sex ans Licht. BIO Spektrum, 3:270-271.

56. Vienken, K. & Fischer, R. (2006) The Zn(II)₂Cys₆ putative transcription factor NosA controls fruiting body formation in Aspergillus nidulans. Mol. Microbiol., 62(2):544-554.

55. Mander, G., Wang, H., Bodie, E., Wagner, J., Vienken, K., Vinuesa, C., Foster, C., Leeder, A.C., Allen G., Hamill, V., Janssen, G.G., Dunn-Coleman, N., Karos, M., Lemaire, H.G., Subkowski, T., Bollschweiler, C., Turner, G., Nüsslein, B. & Fischer, R. (2006) Laccase as a novel, vesatile reporter gene for filamentous fungi. Appl. Env. Microbiol., 72(7):5020-5026.

54. Kües, U. & Fischer, R. (2006) The Mycota, Vol I, 2nd edition: Growth, Differentiation and Sexuality. Springer, Heidelberg.

53. Fischer, R. & Kües, U. (2006) Asexual sporulation in mycelial fungi. in "The Mycota, Vol I, 2nd. edition: Growth, Differentiation and Sexuality", eds. Kües, U. & Fischer, R., Springer, Heidelberg, pp. 263-292.

 

2005

52. Nierman, W., A. Pain, M. J. Anderson, J. Wortman, H. S. Kim, J. Arroya, B. Berriman, K. Abe, D. B. Archer, C. Bermejo, J. Bennett, P. Bowyer, D. Chen, M. Collins, R. Coulsen, R. Davies, P. S. Dyer, M. Farman, N. Federova, N. Federova, T. V. Feldblyum, R. Fischer, N. Fosker, A. Fraser, J. L. García, M. J. García, A. Goble, G. H. Goldman, K. Gomi, S. Griffith-Jones, R. Gwilliam, B. Haas, H. Haas, D. Harris, H. Horiuchi, J. Huang, S. Humphrey, J. Jiménez, N. Keller, H. Khouri, K. Kitamoto, T. Kobayashi, S. Konzack, R. Kulkarni, T. Kumagai, A. Lafton, J. P. Latgé, A. Lord, W. Li, A. Lord, C. Lu, W. H. Majoros, G. S. May, B. L. Miller, Y. Mohamoud, M. Molina, M. Monod, I. Mouyna, S. Mulligan, L. Murphy, S. O'Neil, I. Paulsen, M. A. Peñalva, M. Pertea, C. Price, B. L. Pritchard, M. A. Quail, E. Rabbinowitsch, N. Rawlins, M.-A. Rajandream, U. Reichard, H. Renauld, G. D. Robson, S. R. de Córdoba, J. M. Rodríguez-Peña, C. M. Ronning, S. Rutter, S. L. Salzberg, S. Sanchez, J. C. Sánchez-Ferrero, D. Saunders, K. Seeger, R. Squares, S. Squares, T. Takeuchi, F. Tekaia, G. Turner, C. R. Vazquez de Aldana, J. Weidman, O. White, J. Woodward, J.-H. Yu, C. Fraser, J. E. Galagan, K. Asai, M. Machida, N. Hall, B. Barrell, and D. W. Denning (2005) Genomic sequence of the pathogenic and allergenic Aspergillus fumigatus. Nature, 438:1151-1156.

51. Galagan, J. E., S. E. Calvo, C. Cuomo, L.-J. Ma, J. R. Wortman, S. Batzoglou, L. S.-I., M. Bastürkmen, C. C. Spevak, J. Clutterbuck, V. Kapitonov, J. Jurka, C. Scazzocchio, M. Farman, J. Butler, S. Purcell, S. Harris, G. H. Braus, O. Draht, S. Busch, C. d’Enfert, C. Bouchier, G. H. Goldman, D. Bell-Pedersen, S. Griffiths-Jones, J. H. Doonan, J. Yu, K. Vienken, A. Pain, M. Freitag, E. U. Selker, D. B. Archer, M. A. Peñalva, B. R. Oakley, M. Momany, T. Tanaka, T. Kumagai, K. Asai, M. Machida, W. C. Nierman, D. W. Denning, M. Caddick, M. Hynes, M. Paoletti, R. Fischer, B. Miller, P. Dyer, M. S. Sachs, S. A. Osmani, and B. W. Birren (2005) Sequencing of Aspergillus nidulans and comparative analysis with A. fumigatus and A. oryzae. Nature, 438:1105-1115.

50. Blumenstein, A., Vienken, K., Tasler, R., Purschwitz, J., Veith, D., Frankenberg-Dinkel, N. & Fischer, R. (2005) The Aspergillus nidulans phytochrome FphA represses sexual development in red light. Curr. Biol., 15:1833-1838.

comment: Idnurm, A. & Heitman, J. (2005) Photosensing fungi: Phytochrome in the spotlight. Curr. Biol., 15:R829-R832.

49. Veith, D., Scherr, N., Efimov, V.P. & Fischer, R. (2005) Role of the spindle-pole body protein ApsB and the cortex protein ApsA in microtubule organization and nuclear migration in Aspergillus nidulans. J. Cell Sci., 118:3705-3716. 

48. Konzack, S., Rischitor, E. P., Enke, C. & Fischer, R. (2005) The role of the kinesin motor KipA in microtubule organization and polarized growth of Aspergillus nidulans. Mol. Biol. Cell, 16:497-506.

47. Vienken, K., Scherer, M. & Fischer, R. (2005) The Zn(II)₂Cys₆ transcription factor RosA (repressor of sexual development) triggers early developmental decisions in the filamentous fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Genetics, 169(2):619-630.

 

2004

46. Toews, M.W., Warmbold, J., Konzack, S., Rischitor, E.P., Veith, D., Vinuesa, C., Vienken, K., Wei, H. & Fischer, R. (2004) Establishment of mRFP1 as a fluorescent marker in Aspergillus nidulans and construction of expression vectors for high-throughput protein tagging using recombination in vitro (GATEWAY). Curr. Genet., 45:883-889.

45. Rischitor, E.P., Konzack, S. & Fischer, R. (2004) The Kip3-like kinesin KipB moves along microtubules and determines spindle position during synchronized mitoses in Aspergillus nidulans hyphae. Eukaryot. Cell, 3(3):632-645.

44. Xiang, X. & Fischer, R. (2004) Nuclear migration and positioning in filamentous fungi. Fungal Genet. & Biol., 41, 411-419.

43. Breuninger, M., Trujillo, C.G., Serrano, E., Fischer, R. & Requena, N. (2004) Different nitrogen sources modulate activity but not expression of glutamine synthetase in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Fungal Genet. & Biol., 41, 542-552.

42. Wei, H., Vienken K., Weber, R., Bunting, S., Requena, N. & Fischer, R. (2004) A putative high affinity hexose transporter, hxtA, of Aspergillus nidulans is induced in vegetative hyphae upon starvation and in ascogenous hyphae during cleistothecium formation. Fungal Genet. & Biol., 41, 148-156.

 

2003

41. Koch, K., Suelmann, R. & Fischer, R. (2003) Deletion of mdmA impairs mitochondrial distribution and morphology in Aspergillus nidulans. Cell Mot. Cytoskel., 55, 114-124.

40. Riquelme, M., Fischer, R. & Bartnicki-Garcia, S. (2003) Apical growth and mitosis in Aspergillus nidulans do not compete for the same microtubule resources. Protoplasma, 222, 211-215.

39. Wei, H., Requena, N. & Fischer, R. (2003) The MAPKK-kinase SteC regulates conidiophore morphology and is essential for heterokaryon formation and sexual development in the homothallic fungus Aspergillus nidulans. Mol. Microbiol., 47(6), 1577-1588.

38. Kües, U. & Fischer, R. (2003) Fungal development. Chapter in "Genomics of Plants and Fungi", ed. Prade, R.A. and Bohnert, H.J., 41-118.

37. Zhang, J., Li, S., Fischer, R. & Xiang, X. (2003) The accumulation of cytoplasmic dynein and dynactin at microtubule plus-ends is kinesin dependent in Aspergillus nidulans. Mol. Biol. Cell., 14, 1479-1488.

 

2002

36. Scherer, M., Wei, H. & Fischer, R. (2002) Aspergillus nidulans catalase-peroxidase (cpeA) is transcriptionally induced during sexual development through the APSES-transcription factor StuA. Eukaryot. Cell, 1, 725-735.

35. Schier, N. & Fischer, R. (2002) The Aspergillus nidulans cyclin PclA accumulates in the nucleus and interacts with the central cell cycle regulator NimX^cdc2. FEBS Lett., 523(1-3), 143-146.

34. Fischer, R. (2002) Conidiation in Aspergillus nidulans. Chapter in "Molecular Biology of Fungal Development", ed. Osiewacz, H., Marcel Decker, New York, p. 59-86.

33. Scherer, M., Schier, N. & Fischer, R. (2002) Achtung: Schimmelpilze im Labor, BIOforum, 3:120-123.

32. Mertens, D. & Fischer, R. (2002) Kinesine: Motorproteine der Zelle, Biologie in Unserer Zeit, 5, 311-318.

31. Herzberg, M., Fischer, R. & Tietze, A. (2002) Conflicting results obtained by RAPD-PCR and large subunit rDNA sequences in determining and comparing yeast strains isolated from flowers, a comparison of two methods. Int. J. System. Evol. Microbiol., 1423-1433.

 

2001

30. Wei, H., Scherer, M., Singh, A., Liese, R. & Fischer, R. (2001) Aspergillus nidulans alpha-1,3-glucanase (mutanase), mutA, is expressed during sexual development and mobilises mutan. Fungal Genet. & Biol., 34(3), 217-227. (with cover)

29. Geissenhöner, A., Sievers, N., Brock, M. & Fischer, R. (2001) Aspergillus nidulans DigA, a potential homologue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pep3(Vps18)(vacuolar protein sorting), is required for nuclear migration, mitochondrial morphology and polarized growth. Mol. Genet. Genomics, 266, 672-685.

28. Requena, N., Alberti-Segui, C., Winzenburg, E., Horn, C., Schliwa, M., Liese, R., Philippsen, P. & Fischer, R. (2001) Conventional kinesin of Aspergillus nidulans destabilizes microtubules and thus controls nuclear distribution. Mol. Microbiol., 42(1), 121-133.

27. Schier, N., Liese, R. & Fischer, R. (2001) A pcl-like cyclin of Aspergillus nidulans is transcriptionally activated by developmental regulators and is involved in sporulation. Mol. Cell. Biol., 21(12), 4075-4088. (with cover)

26. Scherer, M. & Fischer, R. (2001) Laccase III of Aspergillus nidulans localizes to the growing hyphal tip. FEMS Microbiol. Lett., 199, 207-213.

 

2000 and older

25. Suelmann, R. & Fischer, R. (2000) Mitochondrial morphology and movement are dependent on an intact actin cytoskeleton in Aspergillus nidulans. Cell Mot. Cytoskel., 45(1), 42-50.

24. Suelmann, R. & Fischer, R. (2000) Nuclear migration in fungi – Different motors at work. Res. Microbiol., 151:247-254.

23. Requena, N. & Fischer, R. (2000) Pilze. Textbook "Grundstudium Biologie: Mikrobiologie", ed. K. Munck, Spektrum Verlag, Kapitel V, p. 1-28.

22. Brock, M., Fischer, R., Linder, D. & Buckel, W. (2000) Methylcitrate synthase from Aspergillus nidulans: Implications for propionate as antifungal agent. Mol. Microbiol. 35, 961-973.

21. Sievers, N., Bertsch, E. & Fischer, R. (1999) Isolation of nuclear migration mutants of Aspergillus nidulans using GFP expressing strains. Mycol. Res., 103(8), 961-966.

20. Fischer, R. (1999) Nuclear movement in filamentous fungi. FEMS Microbiol. Rev., 23, 39-68.

19. Fischer, R. (1999) Gibt es ein Cytoskelett in Prokaryoten? Biologie in Unserer Zeit, 5, 278-285.

18. Karos, M. & Fischer, R. (1999) Molecular characterization of HymA, an evolutionarily highly conserved and highly expressed protein of Aspergillus nidulans. Mol. Gen. Genet., 260, 510-521.

17. Suelmann, R., Sievers, N., Galetzka, D., Robertson, L., Timberlake, W.E. & Fischer R. (1998) Nuclear traffic chaos in hyphae of apsB mutants of Aspergillus nidulans: Molecular characterization of apsB and in vivo observations of nuclear behaviour. Mol. Microbiol., 30(4), 831-842.

16. Scherer, M. & Fischer, R. (1998) Purification and characterization of laccase II of Aspergillus nidulans. Arch. Microbiol., 170, 78-84.

15. Fischer, R. (1998) Isolation of mutants, a key for the analysis of complex pathways and for strain improvement. in Microbes: For health, wealth and sustainable environment, editor A. K. Varma, MPH, New Delhi, Indien. pp. 739-751.

14. Krüger, M. & Fischer, R. (1998) Integrity of a Zn-finger like domain in SamB is crucial for morphogenesis in ascomycetous fungi. EMBO J., 17(1), 204-214.

13. Suelmann, R. & Fischer R. (1997) Nuclear traffic in fungal hyphae: In vivo study of nuclear migration and positioning in Aspergillus nidulans. Mol. Microbiol., 25(4), 757-769. (with cover)

12. Krüger, M., Sievers, N. & Fischer, R. (1997) Molekularbiologie der Sporenträgerentwicklung des Schimmelpilzes Aspergillus nidulans. Biologie in Unserer Zeit, 6, 375-382.

11. Sievers, N., Krüger, M. & Fischer, R. (1997) Das Experiment: Kreuzung von Aspergillus nidulans. Biologie in Unserer Zeit, 6, 383-388.

10. Krüger, M. & Fischer, R. (1996) Isolation of two apsA suppressor strains in Aspergillus nidulans. Genetics, 144, 533-540.

9. Karos, M. & Fischer, R. (1996) hymA (hypha-like metulae), a new developmental mutant of Aspergillus nidulans. Microbiology, 142, 3211-3218. (with cover)

8. Fischer R. & Timberlake W.E. (1995) Aspergillus nidulans apsA (anucleate primary sterigmata) encodes a coiled-coil protein required for nuclear positioning and for completion of asexual development. J. Cell Biol., 128(4), 485-498. (with cover)

 

Archaea

7. Gärtner P., Eckert A., Fischer R., Linder D., Fuchs G. & Thauer R.K. (1993) Purification and properties of N⁵-Methyltretrahydomethanopterin:coenzyme M methyltransferase from Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum. Eur. J. Biochem., 213, 537-545.

6. Thauer R.K., Hedderich R. & Fischer R. (1993) Reactions and enzymes involved in methanogenesis from CO₂ and H₂. in Ferry J.G. (Ed): Methanogenesis. Chapman & Hall, New York. pp. 209-252.

5. Fischer R., Gärtner P., Yeliseev A. & Thauer R.K. (1992) N-Methyltetrahydromethanopterin:coenzyme M methyltransferase in methanogenic bacteria is a membrane protein. Arch. Microbiol., 158, 208-217.

4. Fischer R. & Thauer R.K. (1990) Ferredoxin-dependent methane formation from acetate in cell extracts of Methanosarcina barkeri (strain MS). FEBS Letters, 269, 368-372.

3. Fischer R. & Thauer R.K. (1990) Methanogenesis from acetate in cell extracts of Methanosarcina barkeri: Isotope exchange between CO and the carbonyl group of acetyl-CoA, and the role of H₂. Arch. Microbiol., 153, 156-162.

2. Fischer R. & Thauer R.K. (1989) Methyltetrahydromethanopterin as an intermediate in methanogenesis from acetate in Methanosarcina barkeri. Arch. Microbiol., 151, 459-465.

1. Fischer R. & Thauer R.K. (1988) Methane formation from acetyl-phosphate in cell extracts of Methanosarcina barkeri: Dependence of the reaction on coenzyme A. FEBS Letters, 228, 249-253.

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