--- _id: '8653' abstract: - lang: eng text: "Mutations are the raw material of evolution and come in many different flavors. Point mutations change a single letter in the DNA sequence, while copy number mutations like duplications or deletions add or remove many letters of the DNA sequence simultaneously. Each type of mutation exhibits specific properties like its rate of formation and reversal. \r\nGene expression is a fundamental phenotype that can be altered by both, point and copy number mutations. The following thesis is concerned with the dynamics of gene expression evolution and how it is affected by the properties exhibited by point and copy number mutations. Specifically, we are considering i) copy number mutations during adaptation to fluctuating environments and ii) the interaction of copy number and point mutations during adaptation to constant environments.  " alternative_title: - ISTA Thesis article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Isabella full_name: Tomanek, Isabella id: 3981F020-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Tomanek orcid: 0000-0001-6197-363X citation: ama: Tomanek I. The evolution of gene expression by copy number and point mutations. 2020. doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:8653 apa: Tomanek, I. (2020). The evolution of gene expression by copy number and point mutations. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:8653 chicago: Tomanek, Isabella. “The Evolution of Gene Expression by Copy Number and Point Mutations.” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:8653. ieee: I. Tomanek, “The evolution of gene expression by copy number and point mutations,” Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020. ista: Tomanek I. 2020. The evolution of gene expression by copy number and point mutations. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. mla: Tomanek, Isabella. The Evolution of Gene Expression by Copy Number and Point Mutations. Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020, doi:10.15479/AT:ISTA:8653. short: I. Tomanek, The Evolution of Gene Expression by Copy Number and Point Mutations, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2020. date_created: 2020-10-13T13:02:33Z date_published: 2020-10-13T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-09-07T13:22:42Z day: '13' ddc: - '576' degree_awarded: PhD department: - _id: CaGu doi: 10.15479/AT:ISTA:8653 file: - access_level: closed checksum: c01d9f59794b4b70528f37637c17ad02 content_type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document creator: itomanek date_created: 2020-10-16T12:14:21Z date_updated: 2021-10-20T22:30:03Z embargo_to: open_access file_id: '8666' file_name: Thesis_ITomanek_final_201016.docx file_size: 25131884 relation: source_file - access_level: open_access checksum: f8edbc3b0f81a780e13ca1e561d42d8b content_type: application/pdf creator: itomanek date_created: 2020-10-16T12:14:21Z date_updated: 2021-10-20T22:30:03Z embargo: 2021-10-19 file_id: '8667' file_name: Thesis_ITomanek_final_201016.pdf file_size: 15405675 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2021-10-20T22:30:03Z has_accepted_license: '1' keyword: - duplication - amplification - promoter - CNV - AMGET - experimental evolution - Escherichia coli language: - iso: eng month: '10' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: '117' publication_identifier: issn: - 2663-337X publication_status: published publisher: Institute of Science and Technology Austria related_material: record: - id: '7652' relation: research_data status: public status: public supervisor: - first_name: Calin C full_name: Guet, Calin C id: 47F8433E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Guet orcid: 0000-0001-6220-2052 title: The evolution of gene expression by copy number and point mutations type: dissertation user_id: c635000d-4b10-11ee-a964-aac5a93f6ac1 year: '2020' ... --- _id: '6465' abstract: - lang: eng text: Tight control over protein degradation is a fundamental requirement for cells to respond rapidly to various stimuli and adapt to a fluctuating environment. Here we develop a versatile, easy-to-handle library of destabilizing tags (degrons) for the precise regulation of protein expression profiles in mammalian cells by modulating target protein half-lives in a predictable manner. Using the well-established tetracycline gene-regulation system as a model, we show that the dynamics of protein expression can be tuned by fusing appropriate degron tags to gene regulators. Next, we apply this degron library to tune a synthetic pulse-generating circuit in mammalian cells. With this toolbox we establish a set of pulse generators with tailored pulse lengths and magnitudes of protein expression. This methodology will prove useful in the functional roles of essential proteins, fine-tuning of gene-expression systems, and enabling a higher complexity in the design of synthetic biological systems in mammalian cells. article_number: '2013' article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Hélène full_name: Chassin, Hélène last_name: Chassin - first_name: Marius full_name: Müller, Marius last_name: Müller - first_name: Marcel full_name: Tigges, Marcel last_name: Tigges - first_name: Leo full_name: Scheller, Leo last_name: Scheller - first_name: Moritz full_name: Lang, Moritz id: 29E0800A-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Lang - first_name: Martin full_name: Fussenegger, Martin last_name: Fussenegger citation: ama: Chassin H, Müller M, Tigges M, Scheller L, Lang M, Fussenegger M. A modular degron library for synthetic circuits in mammalian cells. Nature Communications. 2019;10(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09974-5 apa: Chassin, H., Müller, M., Tigges, M., Scheller, L., Lang, M., & Fussenegger, M. (2019). A modular degron library for synthetic circuits in mammalian cells. Nature Communications. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09974-5 chicago: Chassin, Hélène, Marius Müller, Marcel Tigges, Leo Scheller, Moritz Lang, and Martin Fussenegger. “A Modular Degron Library for Synthetic Circuits in Mammalian Cells.” Nature Communications. Springer Nature, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09974-5. ieee: H. Chassin, M. Müller, M. Tigges, L. Scheller, M. Lang, and M. Fussenegger, “A modular degron library for synthetic circuits in mammalian cells,” Nature Communications, vol. 10, no. 1. Springer Nature, 2019. ista: Chassin H, Müller M, Tigges M, Scheller L, Lang M, Fussenegger M. 2019. A modular degron library for synthetic circuits in mammalian cells. Nature Communications. 10(1), 2013. mla: Chassin, Hélène, et al. “A Modular Degron Library for Synthetic Circuits in Mammalian Cells.” Nature Communications, vol. 10, no. 1, 2013, Springer Nature, 2019, doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09974-5. short: H. Chassin, M. Müller, M. Tigges, L. Scheller, M. Lang, M. Fussenegger, Nature Communications 10 (2019). date_created: 2019-05-19T21:59:14Z date_published: 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-25T10:33:51Z day: '01' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: CaGu doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09974-5 external_id: isi: - '000466338600006' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: e214d3e4f8c81e35981583c4569b51b8 content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2019-05-20T07:33:54Z date_updated: 2020-07-14T12:47:31Z file_id: '6471' file_name: 2019_NatureComm_Chassin.pdf file_size: 1191827 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2020-07-14T12:47:31Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 10' isi: 1 issue: '1' language: - iso: eng month: '05' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version publication: Nature Communications publication_identifier: eissn: - '20411723' publication_status: published publisher: Springer Nature quality_controlled: '1' related_material: link: - relation: erratum url: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36111-0 scopus_import: '1' status: public title: A modular degron library for synthetic circuits in mammalian cells tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8 volume: 10 year: '2019' ... --- _id: '6717' abstract: - lang: eng text: With the recent publication by Silpe and Bassler (2019), considering phage detection of a bacterial quorum-sensing (QS) autoinducer, we now have as many as five examples of phage-associated intercellular communication (Table 1). Each potentially involves ecological inferences by phages as to concentrations of surrounding phage-infected or uninfected bacteria. While the utility of phage detection of bacterial QS molecules may at first glance appear to be straightforward, we suggest in this commentary that the underlying ecological explanation is unlikely to be simple. article_number: '1171' article_processing_charge: Yes (via OA deal) author: - first_name: Claudia full_name: Igler, Claudia id: 46613666-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Igler - first_name: Stephen T. full_name: Abedon, Stephen T. last_name: Abedon citation: ama: 'Igler C, Abedon ST. Commentary: A host-produced quorum-sensing autoinducer controls a phage lysis-lysogeny decision. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2019;10. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.01171' apa: 'Igler, C., & Abedon, S. T. (2019). Commentary: A host-produced quorum-sensing autoinducer controls a phage lysis-lysogeny decision. Frontiers in Microbiology. Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01171' chicago: 'Igler, Claudia, and Stephen T. Abedon. “Commentary: A Host-Produced Quorum-Sensing Autoinducer Controls a Phage Lysis-Lysogeny Decision.” Frontiers in Microbiology. Frontiers, 2019. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01171.' ieee: 'C. Igler and S. T. Abedon, “Commentary: A host-produced quorum-sensing autoinducer controls a phage lysis-lysogeny decision,” Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 10. Frontiers, 2019.' ista: 'Igler C, Abedon ST. 2019. Commentary: A host-produced quorum-sensing autoinducer controls a phage lysis-lysogeny decision. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10, 1171.' mla: 'Igler, Claudia, and Stephen T. Abedon. “Commentary: A Host-Produced Quorum-Sensing Autoinducer Controls a Phage Lysis-Lysogeny Decision.” Frontiers in Microbiology, vol. 10, 1171, Frontiers, 2019, doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.01171.' short: C. Igler, S.T. Abedon, Frontiers in Microbiology 10 (2019). date_created: 2019-07-28T21:59:18Z date_published: 2019-06-03T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-29T06:41:20Z day: '03' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: CaGu doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01171 external_id: isi: - '000470131200001' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 317a06067e9a8e717bb55f23e0d77ba7 content_type: application/pdf creator: apreinsp date_created: 2019-07-29T07:51:54Z date_updated: 2020-07-14T12:47:38Z file_id: '6722' file_name: 2019_Frontiers_Igler.pdf file_size: 246151 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2020-07-14T12:47:38Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 10' isi: 1 language: - iso: eng month: '06' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version project: - _id: 251EE76E-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 grant_number: '24573' name: Design principles underlying genetic switch architecture (DOC Fellowship) publication: Frontiers in Microbiology publication_status: published publisher: Frontiers quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: 'Commentary: A host-produced quorum-sensing autoinducer controls a phage lysis-lysogeny decision' tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8 volume: 10 year: '2019' ... --- _id: '6784' abstract: - lang: eng text: Mathematical models have been used successfully at diverse scales of biological organization, ranging from ecology and population dynamics to stochastic reaction events occurring between individual molecules in single cells. Generally, many biological processes unfold across multiple scales, with mutations being the best studied example of how stochasticity at the molecular scale can influence outcomes at the population scale. In many other contexts, however, an analogous link between micro- and macro-scale remains elusive, primarily due to the challenges involved in setting up and analyzing multi-scale models. Here, we employ such a model to investigate how stochasticity propagates from individual biochemical reaction events in the bacterial innate immune system to the ecology of bacteria and bacterial viruses. We show analytically how the dynamics of bacterial populations are shaped by the activities of immunity-conferring enzymes in single cells and how the ecological consequences imply optimal bacterial defense strategies against viruses. Our results suggest that bacterial populations in the presence of viruses can either optimize their initial growth rate or their population size, with the first strategy favoring simple immunity featuring a single restriction modification system and the second strategy favoring complex bacterial innate immunity featuring several simultaneously active restriction modification systems. article_number: e1007168 article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Jakob full_name: Ruess, Jakob id: 4A245D00-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Ruess orcid: 0000-0003-1615-3282 - first_name: Maros full_name: Pleska, Maros id: 4569785E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Pleska orcid: 0000-0001-7460-7479 - first_name: Calin C full_name: Guet, Calin C id: 47F8433E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Guet orcid: 0000-0001-6220-2052 - first_name: Gašper full_name: Tkačik, Gašper id: 3D494DCA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Tkačik orcid: 0000-0002-6699-1455 citation: ama: Ruess J, Pleska M, Guet CC, Tkačik G. Molecular noise of innate immunity shapes bacteria-phage ecologies. PLoS Computational Biology. 2019;15(7). doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168 apa: Ruess, J., Pleska, M., Guet, C. C., & Tkačik, G. (2019). Molecular noise of innate immunity shapes bacteria-phage ecologies. PLoS Computational Biology. Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168 chicago: Ruess, Jakob, Maros Pleska, Calin C Guet, and Gašper Tkačik. “Molecular Noise of Innate Immunity Shapes Bacteria-Phage Ecologies.” PLoS Computational Biology. Public Library of Science, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168. ieee: J. Ruess, M. Pleska, C. C. Guet, and G. Tkačik, “Molecular noise of innate immunity shapes bacteria-phage ecologies,” PLoS Computational Biology, vol. 15, no. 7. Public Library of Science, 2019. ista: Ruess J, Pleska M, Guet CC, Tkačik G. 2019. Molecular noise of innate immunity shapes bacteria-phage ecologies. PLoS Computational Biology. 15(7), e1007168. mla: Ruess, Jakob, et al. “Molecular Noise of Innate Immunity Shapes Bacteria-Phage Ecologies.” PLoS Computational Biology, vol. 15, no. 7, e1007168, Public Library of Science, 2019, doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168. short: J. Ruess, M. Pleska, C.C. Guet, G. Tkačik, PLoS Computational Biology 15 (2019). date_created: 2019-08-11T21:59:19Z date_published: 2019-07-02T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-29T07:10:06Z day: '02' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: CaGu - _id: GaTk doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168 external_id: isi: - '000481577700032' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 7ded4721b41c2a0fc66a1c634540416a content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2019-08-12T12:27:26Z date_updated: 2020-07-14T12:47:40Z file_id: '6803' file_name: 2019_PlosComputBiology_Ruess.pdf file_size: 2200003 relation: main_file file_date_updated: 2020-07-14T12:47:40Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 15' isi: 1 issue: '7' language: - iso: eng month: '07' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version project: - _id: 251D65D8-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 grant_number: '24210' name: Effects of Stochasticity on the Function of Restriction-Modi cation Systems at the Single-Cell Level - _id: 251BCBEC-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 grant_number: RGY0079/2011 name: Multi-Level Conflicts in Evolutionary Dynamics of Restriction-Modification Systems publication: PLoS Computational Biology publication_identifier: eissn: - 1553-7358 publication_status: published publisher: Public Library of Science quality_controlled: '1' related_material: record: - id: '9786' relation: research_data status: public scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Molecular noise of innate immunity shapes bacteria-phage ecologies tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8 volume: 15 year: '2019' ... --- _id: '9786' article_processing_charge: No author: - first_name: Jakob full_name: Ruess, Jakob id: 4A245D00-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Ruess orcid: 0000-0003-1615-3282 - first_name: Maros full_name: Pleska, Maros id: 4569785E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Pleska orcid: 0000-0001-7460-7479 - first_name: Calin C full_name: Guet, Calin C id: 47F8433E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Guet orcid: 0000-0001-6220-2052 - first_name: Gašper full_name: Tkačik, Gašper id: 3D494DCA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Tkačik orcid: 0000-0002-6699-1455 citation: ama: Ruess J, Pleska M, Guet CC, Tkačik G. Supporting text and results. 2019. doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168.s001 apa: Ruess, J., Pleska, M., Guet, C. C., & Tkačik, G. (2019). Supporting text and results. Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168.s001 chicago: Ruess, Jakob, Maros Pleska, Calin C Guet, and Gašper Tkačik. “Supporting Text and Results.” Public Library of Science, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168.s001. ieee: J. Ruess, M. Pleska, C. C. Guet, and G. Tkačik, “Supporting text and results.” Public Library of Science, 2019. ista: Ruess J, Pleska M, Guet CC, Tkačik G. 2019. Supporting text and results, Public Library of Science, 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168.s001. mla: Ruess, Jakob, et al. Supporting Text and Results. Public Library of Science, 2019, doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168.s001. short: J. Ruess, M. Pleska, C.C. Guet, G. Tkačik, (2019). date_created: 2021-08-06T08:23:43Z date_published: 2019-07-02T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-29T07:10:05Z day: '02' department: - _id: CaGu - _id: GaTk doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007168.s001 month: '07' oa_version: Published Version publisher: Public Library of Science related_material: record: - id: '6784' relation: used_in_publication status: public status: public title: Supporting text and results type: research_data_reference user_id: 6785fbc1-c503-11eb-8a32-93094b40e1cf year: '2019' ...