Publications

Heinz Osiewacz
Publications 2006-2015
(last updated 09/2015)
Bernhardt D, Hamann A, Osiewacz HD (2014) The role of mitochondria in fungal aging. Curr Opin
Microbiol 22:1-7
Bernhardt D, Ller MM, Reichert AS, Osiewacz HD (2015) Simultaneous impairment of mitochondrial
fission and fusion reduces mitophagy and shortens replicative lifespan. Scientific Reports
5:DOI:10.1038/srep07885
Blagosklonny MV, Campisi J, Sinclair DA, Bartke A, Blasco MA, Bonner WM, Bohr VA, Brosh RM,
Brunet A, DePinho RA, Donehower LA, Finch CE, Finkel T, Gorospe M, Gudkov AV, Hall MN, Hekimi
S, Helfand SL, Karlseder J, Kenyon C, Kroemer G, Longo V, Nussenzweig A, Osiewacz HD, Peeper
DS, Rando TA, Rudolph KL, Sassone-Corsi P, Serrano M, Sharpless NE, Skulachev VP, Tilly JL,
Tower J, Verdin E, Vijg J (2010) Impact papers on aging in 2009. Aging-US 2:111-121
Brust D, Daum B, Breunig C, Hamann A, Kühlbrandt W, Osiewacz HD (2010) Cyclophilin D links
programmed cell death and organismal aging in Podospora anserina. Aging Cell 9:761-775
Brust D, Hamann A, Osiewacz HD (2010) Deletion of PaAif2 and PaAmid2, two genes encoding
mitochondrial AIF-like oxidoreductases of Podospora anserina, leads to increased stress tolerance
and lifespan extension. Curr Genet 56:225-235
Chatterjee D, Kudlinzki D, Linhard V, Saxena K, Schieborr U, Gande SL, Wurm JP, Wohnert J, Abele
R, Rogov VV, Dötsch V, Osiewacz HD, Sreeramulu S, Schwalbe H (2015) Structure and biophysical
characterization of the s-adenosylmethionine-dependent o-methyltransferase PaMTH1, a putative
enzyme accumulating during senescence of podospora anserina. J Biol Chem 290:16415-16430
Chimi MA, Dröse S, Wittig I, Heide H, Steger M, Werner A, Hamann A, Osiewacz HD, Brandt U
(2013) Age-related changes in the mitochondrial proteome of the fungus Podospora anserina
analyzed by 2D-DIGE and LC-MS/MS. J Proteomics 91:358-374
Daum B, Walter A, Horst A, Osiewacz HD, Kühlbrandt W (2013) Age-dependent dissociation of ATP
synthase dimers and loss of inner-membrane cristae in mitochondria. P Natl Acad Sci USA
110:15301-15306
Davies KM, Strauss M, Daum B, Kief JH, Osiewacz HD, Rycovska A, Zickermann V, Kühlbrandt W
(2011) Macromolecular organization of ATP synthase and complex I in whole mitochondria. P Natl
Acad Sci USA 108:14121-14126
Figge MT, Osiewacz HD, Reichert AS (2013) Quality control of mitochondria during aging: Is there a
good and a bad side of mitochondrial dynamics? Bioessays 35:314-322
Figge MT, Reichert AS, Meyer-Hermann M, Osiewacz HD (2012) Deceleration of fusion-fission cycles
improves mitochondrial quality control during aging. PLOS Comput Biol 8:e1002576
Fischer F, Hamann A, Osiewacz HD (2012) Mitochondrial quality control: an integrated network of
pathways. Trends Biochem Sci 37:284-292
Fischer F, Weil A, Hamann A, Osiewacz HD (2013) Human CLPP reverts the longevity phenotype of
a fungal ClpP deletion strain. Nat Commun 4:Article number: 1397
Gispert S, Parganlija D, Klinkenberg M, Dröse S, Wittig I, Mittelbronn M, Grzmil P, Koob S, Hamann A,
Walter M, Buchel F, Adler T, de Angelis MH, Busch DH, Zell A, Reichert AS, Brandt U, Osiewacz HD,
Jendrach M, Auburger G (2013) Loss of mitochondrial peptidase Clpp leads to infertility, hearing loss
plus growth retardation via accumulation of CLPX, mtDNA and inflammatory factors. Hum Mol Genet
22:4871-4887
Gredilla R, Grief J, Osiewacz HD (2006) Mitochondrial free radical generation and lifespan control in
the fungal aging model Podospora anserina. Exp Gerontol 41:439-447
Grimm C, Bohl L, Osiewacz HD (2015) Overexpression of Pa_1_10620 encoding a mitochondrial
Podospora anserina protein with homology to superoxide dismutases and ribosomal proteins leads to
lifespan extension. Curr Genet 61:73-86
Grimm C, Osiewacz HD (2015) Manganese rescues adverse effects on lifespan and development in
Podospora anserina challenged by excess hydrogen peroxide. Exp Gerontol 63:8-17
Groebe K, Krause F, Kunstmann B, Unterluggauer H, Relfschneider NH, Scheckhuber CQ, Sastri C,
Stegmann W, Wozny W, Schwall GP, Poznanovic S, Dencher NA, Jansen-Durr P, Osiewacz HD,
Schrattenholz A (2007) Differential proteomic profiling of mitochondria from Podospora anserina, rat
and human reveals distinct patterns of age-related oxidative changes. Exp Gerontol 42:887-898
Hamann A, Brust D, Osiewacz HD (2007) Deletion of putative apoptosis factors leads to lifespan
extension in the fungal ageing model Podospora anserina. Mol Microbiol 65:948-958
Hamann A, Brust D, Osiewacz HD (2008) Apoptosis pathways in fungal growth, development and
ageing. Trends Microbiol 16:276-283
Hunzinger C, Wozny W, Schwall GP, Poznanovic S, Stegmann W, Zengerling H, Schoepf R, Groebe
K, Cahill MA, Osiewacz HD, Jagemann N, Bloch M, Dencher NA, Krause F, Schrattenholz A (2006)
Comparative profiling of the mammalian mitochondrial proteome: Multiple aconitase-2 isoforms
including N-formylkynurenine modifications as part of a protein biomarker signature for reactive
oxidative species. J Proteome Res 5:625-633
Knuppertz L, Hamann A, Pampaloni F, Stelzer EHK, Osiewacz HD (2014) Identification of autophagy
as a longevity-assurance mechanism in the aging model Podospora anserina. Autophagy 10:822-834
Kowald A, Hamann A, Zintel S, Ullrich S, Klipp E, Osiewacz HD (2012) A systems biological analysis
links ROS metabolism to mitochondrial protein quality control. Mech Ageing Dev 133:331-337
Krause F, Scheckhuber CQ, Werner A, Rexroth S, Reifschneider NH, Dencher NA, Osiewacz HD
(2006) OXPHOS Supercomplexes. Ann NY Acad Sci 1067:106-115
Kunstmann B, Osiewacz HD (2008) Over-expression of an S-adenosylmethionine-dependent
methyltransferase leads to an extended lifespan of Podospora anserina without impairments in vital
functions. Aging Cell 7:651-662
Kunstmann B, Osiewacz HD (2009) The S-adenosylmethionine dependent O-methyltransferase
PaMTH1: a longevity assurance factor protecting Podospora anserina against oxidative stress. AgingUS 1:328-334
Luce K, Osiewacz HD (2009) Increasing organismal healthspan by enhancing mitochondrial protein
quality control. Nat Cell Biol 11:852-858
Luce K, Osiewacz HD (2012) Increasing organismal healthspan by enhancing mitochondrial protein
quality control. Nat Cell Biol 14:220
Luce K, Weil AC, Osiewacz HD (2010) Mitochondrial protein quality control systems in aging and
disease Protein Metabolism and Homeostasis in Aging. Springer-Verlag Berlin, Berlin, pp 108-125
(Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology vol 694)
Ludovico P, Osiewacz HD, Costa V, Burhans WC (2012) Cellular models of aging. Oxid Med Cell
Longev 2012:616128
Müller-Ohldach M, Brust D, Hamann A, Osiewacz HD (2011) Overexpression of PaParp encoding the
poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase of Podospora anserina affects organismal aging. Mech Ageing Dev
132:33-42
Nowrousian M, Stajich JE, Chu M, Engh I, Espagne E, Halliday K, Kamerewerd J, Kempken F, Knab
B, Kuo HC, Osiewacz HD, Pöggeler S, Read ND, Seiler S, Smith KM, Zickler D, Kück U, Freitag M
(2010) De novo assembly of a 40 Mb eukaryotic genome from short sequence reads: Sordaria
macrospora, a Model Organism for Fungal Morphogenesis. PLoS Genet 6:e1000891
Osiewacz HD (2011) Mitochondrial quality control in aging and lifespan control of the fungal aging
model Podospora anserina. Biochem Soc T 39:1488-1492
Osiewacz HD (2011) Regulation of the mitochondrial transition pore: impact on mammalian aging.
Aging-US 3:10-11
Osiewacz HD, Bernhardt D (2013) Mitochondrial quality control: Impact on aging and life span - A
mini-review. Gerontology 59:413-420
Osiewacz HD, Hamann A, Zintel S (2013) Assessing organismal aging in the filamentous fungus
Podospora anserina. Methods Mol Biol 965:439-462
Osiewacz HD, Scheckhuber CQ (2006) Impact of ROS on ageing of two fungal model systems:
Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Podospora anserina. Free Radical Res 40:1350-1358
Philipp O, Hamann A, Servos J, Werner A, Koch I, Osiewacz HD (2013) A genome-wide longitudinal
transcriptome analysis of the aging model Podospora anserine. PLOS ONE 8:e83109
Plohnke N, Hamann A, Poetsch A, Osiewacz HD, Rogner M, Rexroth S (2014) Proteomic analysis of
mitochondria from senescent Podospora anserina casts new light on ROS dependent aging
mechanisms. Exp Gerontol 56:13-25
Rexroth S, Poetsch A, Rogner M, Hamann A, Werner A, Osiewacz HD, Schafer ER, Seelert H,
Dencher NA (2012) Reactive oxygen species target specific tryptophan site in the mitochondrial ATP
synthase. BBA-Gen Subjects 1817:381-387
Scheckhuber CQ, Erjavec N, Tinazli A, Hamann A, Nyström T, Osiewacz HD (2007) Reducing
mitochondrial fission results in increased life span and fitness of two fungal ageing models. Nat Cell
Biol 9:99-U129
Scheckhuber CQ, Grief J, Boilan E, Luce K, Debacq-Chainiaux F, Rittmeyer C, Gredilla R, Kolbesen
BO, Toussaint O, Osiewacz HD (2009) Age-related cellular copper dynamics in the fungal ageing
model podospora anserina and in ageing human fibroblasts. PLoS ONE 4:14
Scheckhuber CQ, Hamann A, Brust D, Osiewacz HD (2012) Cellular homeostasis in fungi: impact on
the aging process Aging Research in Yeast, pp 233-250 (Subcellular Biochemistry vol 57)
Scheckhuber CQ, Houthoofd K, Weil AC, Werner A, De Vreese A, Vanfleteren JR, Osiewacz HD
(2011) Alternative oxidase dependent respiration leads to an increased mitochondrial content in two
long-lived mutants of the ageing model podospora anserina. PLoS ONE 6:9
Scheckhuber CQ, Mitterbauer R, Osiewacz HD (2009) Molecular basis of and interference into
degenerative processes in fungi: potential relevance for improving biotechnological performance of
microorganisms. Appl Microbiol Biot 85:27-35
Scheckhuber CQ, Osiewacz HD (2008) Podospora anserina: a model organism to study mechanisms
of healthy ageing. Mol Genet Genomics 280:365-374
Scheckhuber CQ, Wanger RA, Mignat CA, Osiewacz HD (2011) Unopposed mitochondrial fission
leads to severe lifespan shortening. Cell Cycle 10:3105-3110
Servos J, Hamann A, Grimm C, Osiewacz HD (2012) A differential genome-wide transcriptome
analysis: impact of cellular copper on complex biological processes like aging and development. PLOS
ONE 7:e49292
Soerensen M, Gredilla R, Muller-Ohldach M, Werner A, Bohr VA, Osiewacz HD, Stevnsner T (2009) A
potential impact of DNA repair on ageing and lifespan in the ageing model organism Podospora
anserina: Decrease in mitochondrial DNA repair activity during ageing. Mech Ageing Dev 130:487-496
Strobel I, Breitenbach J, Scheckhuber CQ, Osiewacz HD, Sandmann G (2009) Carotenoids and
carotenogenic genes in Podospora anserina: engineering of the carotenoid composition extends the
life span of the mycelium. Curr Genet 55:175-184
Strobel I, Osiewacz HD (2013) Poly(ADP-Ribose) polymerase is a substrate recognized by two
metacaspases of Podospora anserina. Eukaryot Cell 12:900-912
Szklarczyk R, Nooteboom M, Osiewacz HD (2014) Control of mitochondrial integrity in ageing and
disease. Philos Trans R Soc B-Biol Sci 369:Article No.: UNSP 20130439
Weil A, Luce K, Drose S, Wittig I, Brandt U, Osiewacz HD (2011) Unmasking a temperaturedependent effect of the P. anserina i-AAA protease on aging and development. Cell Cycle 10:42804290
Wiemer M, Osiewacz H (2014) The proteasome activity reporter GFP-Cl1 is degraded by autophagy in
the aging model Podospora anserina. F1000Res 3:230
Zintel S, Bernhardt D, Rogowska-Wrzesinska A, Osiewacz HD (2011) PaCATB, a secreted catalase
protecting Podospora anserina against exogenous oxidative stress. Aging-US 3:768-781
Zintel S, Schwitalla D, Luce K, Hamann A, Osiewacz HD (2010) Increasing mitochondrial superoxide
dismutase abundance leads to impairments in protein quality control and ROS scavenging systems
and to lifespan shortening. Exp Gerontol 45:525-532