Prof. Dr. Annegret Wilde

Molecular Genetics of Prokaryotes

since 2012 W3-Professor, Molecular Genetics, University Freiburg
2008–2012 W2-Professor for Molecular Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University Giessen
2001–2008 Senior scientist (C1), Plant Biochemistry, Humboldt-University Berlin
1998–2000 Fellowship, Genetics, Humboldt-University Berlin
1994–1997 Postdoctoral fellow, Genetics, Humboldt-University Berlin
1991–1994 PhD student, Genetics, Humboldt-University Berlin
1985–1990 Diploma Microbiology, University of St. Petersburg, Russia

Schuergers N, Wittig L, Enomoto G, Herz J, Sivabalasarma S, Ruoff K, Drepper F, Albers S-V, Huesgen PF, Wilde A. Distinct core minor pilin complexes prime specialized type IV filaments in cyanobacteria. bioRxiv 2026.02.12.705559; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.12.705559
Wallner T, He C, Samir S, Lopes ES, Zeng X. Zhang C-C, Selim KA, Yang Y, Wilde A. (2026) Regulation of cyanobacterial type IV pilus-dependent functions by interaction between a c-di-GMP receptor and two transcription factors. Microbiol Res. 311:128607. doi: 10.1016/j.micres.2026.128607.
Hammerl J, Schuergers N, Enomoto G, Mullineaux CW, Wilde A. (2025) Beyond movement: the dynamic roles of Type IV pili in cyanobacterial life. J Bacteriol. 207(7)3:e0008625. doi: 10.1128/jb.00086-25.
Köbler C, Schmelling NM, Wiegard A, Pawlowski A, Pattanayak GK, Spät P, Scheurer NM, Sebastian KN, Stirba FP, Berwanger LC, Kolkhof P, Maček B, Rust MJ, Axmann IM, Wilde A. (2024) Two KaiABC systems control circadian oscillations in one cyanobacterium. Nat Commun. 15, 7674. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-51914-5.
Han Y, Hammerl J, Flemming FE, Schuergers N, Wilde A. (2024) A cyanobacterial chemotaxis-like system controls phototactic orientation via phosphorylation of two antagonistic response regulators. Microlife. 5:uqae012. doi: 10.1093/femsml/uqae012. PMID: 38887653; PMCID: PMC11181946.