Project A1

Cellular mechanisms of drug resistance evolution

Tobias Bollenbach, U Cologne | web | email

This project takes a systems-biology approach to the evolution of drug resistance in Escherichia coli. The central goal of this project is to increase the predictability of resistance evolution by systematically identifying quantitative determinants and cellular pathways that affect the rate of adaptation. We address this goal using a combined approach of massively parallel experiments and model building.

Predictability in Evolution

Collaborative Research Center 1310

Publications

Distribution of fitness effects of cross-species transformation reveals potential for fast adaptive evolution

Rathmann I., Förster M., Yüksel M., Horst L., Petrungaro G., Bollenbach T., Maier B., ISME J, 12. October 2022,
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41396-022-01325-5

Growth-mediated negative feedback shapes quantitative antibiotic response

Angermayr S.A., Pang T.Y., Chevereau G., Mitosch K., Lercher M.J., Bollenbach T., Mol Syst Biol., 20. September 2022,
https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.202110490

Minimal biophysical model of combined antibiotic action

Kavči B., Tkačik G., Bollenbach T., PLoS Comput Biol 17(1): e1008529, 7. January 2021,
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008529

Mechanisms of drug interactions between translation-inhibiting antibiotics

Kavčič B., Tkačik G. & Bollenbach T., Nat Commun 11, 4013, 11. August 2020,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17734-z

Highly parallel lab evolution reveals that epistasis can curb the evolution of antibiotic resistance

Lukačišinová M., Fernando B., Bollenbach T., Nat Commun 11, 31051, 19. June 2020,
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16932-z

Emergent Gene Expression Responses to Drug Combinations Predict Higher-Order Drug Interactions

Lukačišin M., Bollenbach T.,Cell Systems 9(5), P423-433.E3, 13. November 2019,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2019.10.004

Emergent Gene Expression Responses to Drug Combinations Predict Higher-Order Drug Interactions

Lukačišin M., Bollenbach T.,Cell Systems 9(5), P423-433.E3, 13. November 2019,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2019.10.004

Temporal order and precision of complex stress responses in individual bacteria

Mitosch K., Rieckh G., Bollenbach T., Mol Syst Biol (2019)15:e8470, 14. February 2019,
https://doi.org/10.15252/msb.20188470

Noisy Response to Antibiotic Stress Predicts Subsequent Single-Cell Survival in an Acidic Environment

Mitosch K., Rieckh G., Bollenbach T., Cell Syst. 4: 393–403.e5, 22. March 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cels.2017.03.001

Toward a quantitative understanding of antibiotic resistance evolution

Lukačišinová M. & Bollenbach T., Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 46: 90–97, 11. March 2017, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2017.02.013

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