Publications of Gert Bange

Zheng, L.; Li, W.; Christ, M.; Paczia, N.; Buckel, W.; Mais, C.-N.; Bolker, M.; Freitag, J.; Bange, G.: Mechanistic and structural insights into the itaconate-producing trans-aconitate decarboxylase Tad1. PNAS Nexus 4 (3), pgaf059 (2025)

Bäcker, N.; Ast, J.; Martorana, D.; Renicke, C.; Berger, J.; Mais, C.-N.; Christ, M.; Stehlik, T.; Heimerl, T.; Wernet, V. et al.; Taxis, C.; Pané-Farré, J.; Bölker, M.; Klatt, J. M.; Sandrock, B.; Schink, K. O.; Bange, G.; Freitag, J.: Peroxisomal core structures segregate diverse metabolic pathways. Nature Communications 16, 1802 (2025)

Christ, M.; Rubio Elizalde, I.; Weiland, P.; Kern, A.; Iwen, T.; Mais, C.-N.; Pané-Farré, J.; Kiontke, S.; Altegoer, F.; Freitag, J. et al.; Bange, G.: Structural and functional analysis of the lectin-like protein Llp1 secreted by Ustilago maydis upon infection of maize. Journal of Fungi 11 (2), 164 (2025)

Zegarra, V.; Weiland, P.; Plitzko, P. A.; Thiery, J.; Czech, L.; Willmund, F.; Bedrunka, P.; Bange, G.: Structural and mechanistic basis for the regulation of the chloroplast signal recognition particle by (p)ppGpp. FEBS Letters (2025)

Sendker, F. L.; Schlotthauer, T. J.; Mais, C.-N.; Lo, Y. K.; Girbig, M.; Bohn, S.; Heimerl, T.; Schindler, D.; Weinstein, A.; Metzger, B. P. H. et al.; Thornton, J. W.; Pillai, A.; Bange, G.; Schuller, J. M.; Hochberg, G. K. A.: Frequent transitions in self-assembly across the evolution of a central metabolic enzyme. Nature Communications 15 (1), 10515 (2024)

Bischoff, A.; Ortelt, J.; Dünschede, B.; Zegarra, V.; Bedrunka, P.; Bange, G.; Schünemann, D.: The role of chloroplast SRP54 domains and its C-terminal tail region in post- and co-translational protein transport in vivo. Journal of Experimental Botany 75 (18), pp. 5734 - 5749 (2024)

Bischoff, A.; Ortelt, J.; Dünschede, B.; Zegarra, V.; Bedrunka, P.; Bange, G.; Schünemann, D.: The role of chloroplast SRP54 domains and its C-terminal tail region in post- and cotranslational protein transport in vivo. Journal of Experimental Botany, erae293 (2024)

Dornes, A.; Schmidt, L. M.; Mais, C.-N.; Hook, J. C.; Pané-Farré, J.; Kressler, D.; Thormann, K.; Bange, G.: Polar confinement of a macromolecular machine by an SRP-type GTPase. Nature Communications 15 (1), 5797 (2024)

Burt, M.; Angelidou, G.; Mais, C. N.; Preußer, C.; Glatter, T.; Heimerl, T.; Groß, R.; Serrania, J.; Boosarpu, G.; Pogge von Strandmann, E. et al.; Müller, J. A.; Bange, G.; Becker, A.; Lehmann, M.; Jonigk, D.; Neubert, L.; Freitag, H.; Paczia, N.; Schmeck, B.; Jung, A. L.: Lipid A in outer membrane vesicles shields bacteria from polymyxins. Journal of extracellular vesicles 13 (5), e12447 (2024)

Ross, P. A.; Xu, W.; Jalomo-Khayrova, E.; Bange, G.; Gumerov, V. M.; Bradley , P. H.; Sourjik, V.; Zhulin , I. B.: Framework for exploring the sensory repertoire of the human gut microbiota. mBio 15 (6), e01039-24 (2024)

Sendker, F. L.; Lo, Y. K.; Heimerl, T.; Bohn, S.; Persson, L. J.; Mais, C.-N.; Sadowska, W.; Paczia, N.; Nußbaum, E.; del Carmen Sánchez Olmos, M. et al.; Forchhammer, K.; Schindler, D.; Erb, T. J.; Benesch, J. L. P.; Marklund, E. G.; Bange, G.; Schuller, J. M.; Hochberg, G. K. A.: Emergence of fractal geometries in the evolution of a metabolic enzyme. Nature 628 (8009), pp. 894 - 900 (2024)

Jakob, S.; Steinchen, W.; Hanßmann, J.; Rosum, J.; Langenfeld, K.; Osorio-Valeriano, M.; Steube, N.; Giammarinaro, P. I.; Hochberg, G. K. A.; Glatter, T. et al.; Bange, G.; Diepold, A.; Thanbichler, M.: The virulence regulator VirB from Shigella flexneri uses a CTP-dependent switch mechanism to activate gene expression. Nature Communications 15 (1), 318 (2024)

Kohm, K.; Jalomo-Khayrova, E.; Krüger, A.; Basu, S.; Steinchen, W.; Bange, G.; Frunzke, J.; Hertel, R.; Commichau, F.; Czech, L.: Structural and functional characterization of MrpR, the master repressor of the Bacillus subtilis prophage SPβ. Nucleic Acids Research 51 (17), pp. 9452 - 9474 (2023)

Zegarra, V.; Mais, C.-N.; Freitag, J.; Bange, G.: The mysterious diadenosine tetraphosphate (AP4A). microLife 4, uqad016 (2023)

Gratani, F. L.; Englert, T.; Nashier, P.; Sass, P.; Czech, L.; Neumann, N.; Doello, S.; Mann, P.; Blobelt, R.; Alberti, S. et al.; Forchhammer, K.; Bange, G.; Höfer, K.; Macek, B.: E. coli toxin YjjJ (HipH) is a Ser/Thr protein kinase that impacts cell division, carbon metabolism, and ribosome assembly. mSystems 8 (1), e01043-22 (2023)

Leiva, L. E.; Zegarra, V.; Bange, G.; Ibba, M.: At the crossroad of nucleotide dynamics and protein synthesis in bacteria. Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews 87 (1), e00044-22 (2023)

Shearer, H. L.; Van Loi, V.; Weiland, P.; Bange, G.; Altegoer, F.; Hampton, M. B.; Antelmann, H.; Dickerhof, N.: MerA functions as a hypothiocyanous acid reductase and defense mechanism in Staphylococcus aureus. Molecular Microbiology 119 (4), pp. 456 - 470 (2023)

Steube, N.; Moldenhauer, M.; Weiland, P.; Saman, D.; Kilb, A.; Ramírez Rojas, A. A.; Garg, S.; Schindler, D.; Graumann, P. L.; Benesch, J. L. P. et al.; Bange, G.; Friedrich, T.; Hochberg, G. K. A.: Fortuitously compatible protein surfaces primed allosteric control in cyanobacterial photoprotection. Nature Ecology & Evolution 7, pp. 756 - 767 (2023)

Wator, E.; Wilk, P.; Biela, A.; Rawski, M.; Zak, K. M.; Steinchen, W.; Bange, G.; Glatt, S.; Grudnik, P.: Cryo-EM structure of human eIF5A-DHS complex reveals the molecular basis of hypusination-associated neurodegenerative disorders. Nature Communications 14, 1698 (2023)

Weiland, P.; Dempwolff, F.; Steinchen, W.; Freibert, S.-A.; Tian, H.; Glatter, T.; Martin, R.; Thomma, B. P. H. J.; Bange, G.; Altegoer, F.: Structural and functional analysis of the cerato-platanin-like protein Cpl1 suggests diverging functions in smut fungi. Molecular Plant Pathology 24 (7), pp. 768 - 787 (2023)