Curriculum Vitae
- 1971-1975 studies of Biology/Chemistry, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 1978 Dr. rer. nat. (Botany), Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 1983 Habilitation (Botany), Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 1986 Professor of Microbiology, Universität Düsseldorf
- 1988 Professor of General Botany/Microbiology, Westf. Wilhelms-Universität
- Since 08/2017 retired
Research
- Molecular genetics of fungi, with focus on phytopathology and biotechnology.
Projects
- Molecular genetics of ergot alkaloid biosynthesis in Claviceps purpurea :The role of phytohormone biosynthesis in the Ergot fungus Claviceps purpurea
- Pathogenicity factors of the grey mould Botrytis cinerea
- "Signalling and regulation of gene expression in Botrytis cinerea in the interaction with its host plant Phaseolus vulgaris”
- The role of Fungal NaDPH oxidase complexes in differentiation and virulence
- ROS signalling in phytopathogenic fung
Publications
Kind S, Schurack S, Hinsch J, Tudzynski P (2018) Brachypodium distachyon as alternative model host system for the ergot fungus Claviceps purpurea. Mol Plant Pathol 19,1005-1011
Marschall R, Tudzynski P (2017) The protein disulfide isomerase of Botrytis cinerea: An ER protein involved in protein folding and redox homeostasis influences NADPH oxidase signaling processes. Frontiers in Microbiology 8:960. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00960
Oeser B*, Kind S*, Schurak S, Schmutzer T, Tudzynski P, Hinsch J (2017) Cross-talk of the biotrophic pathogen Claviceps purpurea and its host Secale cereale. BMC Genomics 18:273. doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-3619-4.
Mehari Z, Pilati S, Sonego P, Malacarne G, Vrhovsek U, Engelen K, Tudzynski P, Zottini M, Baraldi E, Moser C (2017) Molecular analysis of the early interaction between the grapevine flower and Botrytis cinerea reveals that the prompt activation of specific pathways in the host leads to fungal quiescence. Plant, Cell & Environment 40, 1409-1428
Dopstadt J, Capell S, Neubauer L, Tudzynski P, Cramer B, Dreisewert K, Humpf H (2016)Localization of Ergot alkaloids in sclerotia of Claviceps purpurea by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry imaging. Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry 409, 1221-1230
Dopstadt J, Neubauer L, Tudzynski P, Humpf HU (2016) The epipolythiodiketopiperazine gene cluster in Claviceps purpurea: dysfunctional Cytochrome P450 enzyme prevents formation of the previously unknown clapurines. PLoS One doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0158945.
Belmondo S, Marschall R, Tudzynski P, Artuso E, Prandi C, Lanfranco L (2016) Identification of genes involved in fungal responses to strigolactones using mutants from fungal pathogens. Current Genetics 63(2):201-213
Marschall R, Tudzynski P (2016) ROS in development and infection processes. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology 57, 138-146
Marschall R, Tudzynski P (2016) BcIqg1, a fungal IQGAP homolog, interacts with NADPH oxidase, MAP kinase and Calcium signaling proteins, and regulates virulence and development in B. cinerea. Mol Microbiol 101(2), 281–298
Marschall R, Schumacher J, Siegmund U, Tudzynski P (2016) Chasing stress signals – Exposure to extracellular stimuli differentially affects the redox state of cell compartments in the wild type and signaling mutants of Botrytis cinerea. Fungal Genet Biol 90:12-22
Neubauer L*, Dopstadt J*, Humpf HU, Tudzynski P (2016) Identification and charcterization of the ergochrome gene cluster in the plant pathogenic fungus C. purpurea. Fungal Biology and Biotechnology 3:2 doi: 10.1186/s40694-016-0020-z.
Hinsch J, Galuszka P, Tudzynski P (2016) Functional characterization of the first filamentous fungal tRNA-IPT and its role in virulence of C. purpurea. New Phytol 211: 980–992 doi: 10.1111/nph.13960. [Epub ahead of print]
Viefhues A, Schlathölter I, Simon A, Viaud M, Tudzynski P (2015) Unravelling the function of the response regulator BcSkn7 in the stress signaling network of Botrytis cinerea. Eukaryotic Cell 14:636-651. Editorial spotlight: “BcSkn7: more than an oxidative stress response regulator in Botrytis”.
Hinsch J, Tudzynski P (2015) Claviceps: the Ergot fungus. In: Molecular Biology of Food and Water Borne Mycotoxigenic and Mycotic Fungi of Humans (R. Russell M. Paterson, edit.) CRC Press pp 229-250
Hinsch J*, Vrabka J*, Oeser B, Novak O, Galuszka P, Tudzynski P (2015) De novo biosynthesis of cytokinins in the biotrophic fungus Claviceps purpurea. Environ. Microbiol. 17:2935-51.
Siegmund U, Marschall R, Tudzynski P (2015) BcNoxD, a putative ER protein, is a new component of the NADPH oxidase complex in Botrytis cinerea. Molec. Microbiol. 95: 988-1005. Microcommentary: B. Scott: “Conservation of fungal and animal NADPH oxidase complexes”. Molec. Microbiol. 95:910-913