Dr. Anke Schwarzenberger
Research interest
- Circadian clock of Daphnia
- Light pollution
- Melatonin synthesis and pathways following circadian and seasonal rhythms
- Cyanobacterial toxins and secondary metabolites
- Food quality and digestive enzymes of Daphnia
- Molecular basis of stress responses and stress response attenuation
- Molecular adaptations and population genetics of Daphnia
- Ecological genetics (quantitative real-time PCR, droplet digital PCR, transcriptomics, microsatellites, cloning)
- Male development in Daphnia
Curriculum vitae
| 2018- | Senior scientist, Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz |
| 2018 | Gender Consultant Natural Sciences, University of Konstanz |
| 2017 | Senior scientist, Limnological Institute, University of Konstanz |
| 2016 | Lecturer, University of Cologne |
| 2015-2016 | Postdoctoral fellow, Aquatic Chemical Ecology, University of Cologne |
| 2014 | Scholarship within the postdoc program of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA |
| 2010-2013 | Postdoctoral fellow within the Collaborative Research Centre (SFB) 680: project B7 “Evolutionary adaptation of Daphnia to protease inhibitors in cyanobacteria”, University of Cologne |
| 2006-2010 | Dissertation: “Gene expression in Daphnia magna: response to cyanotoxins and predators”, Aquatic Chemical Ecology, University of Cologne |
| 2005 | Diploma thesis: “Extra-pair paternity in the European Blackbird (Turdus merula)”, Max-Planck Institute for Ornithology, Radolfzell: |
| 2000-2005 | Studies in Biology (limnology, ornithology, toxicology, molecular biology), University of Konstanz (diploma) |
Publications
Schwarzenberger, A., Hasselmann, M. & Von Elert, E. (2020) Positive selection of digestive proteases in Daphnia: A mechanism for local adaptation to cyanobacterial protease inhibitors. Molecular Biology, 29(5), 912-919, https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15375
Isanta Navarro, J., Fromherz, M., Dietz, M., Zeis, B., Schwarzenberger, A., and Martin-Creuzburg, D. (2019). Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid supply improves Daphniaperformance at fluctuating temperatures simulating diel vertical migration. Freshwater Biology 64: 1859–1866 (doi: 10.1111/fwb.13377).
Schwarzenberger, A. & Fink, P. (2018). Gene expression and activity of digestive enzymes of Daphnia pulex in response to food quality differences. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 218, 23-29.
Schwarzenberger, A., & Fink, P. (2018). Gene expression and activity of digestive enzymes of Daphnia pulex in response to food quality differences. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 218, 23-29.
Schwarzenberger, A., Keith N.R., Jackson, C.E. & Von Elert, E. (2017) Copy number variation of a protease gene of Daphnia: Its role in population tolerance. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology (doi: 10.1002/jez.2077).
Koussoroplis, A.M., Schwarzenberger, A. (equally contributing first author) & Wacker, A. (2017): Diet quality determines lipase gene expression and lipase/esterase activity in Daphnia pulex. Biology Open (doi: 10.1242/bio.022046)
Schwarzenberger, A. & Von Elert, E. (2016) What makes a man a man? Prenatal antennapedia expression is involved in formation of the male phenotype of Daphnia. Development Genes and Evolution 226(1): 47-51 (doi: 10.1007/s00427-015-0525-0)
Dölling R., Becker D., Hawat S., Koch M., Schwarzenberger A. & Zeis B. (2016) Adjustments of serine proteases of Daphnia pulex in response to temperature changes. CBP 194-195: 1-10 (doi: 10.1016/ j.cbpb.2016.01.001)
Schwarzenberger, A. & Wacker A.: (2015) Melatonin synthesis follows a daily cycle in Daphnia. Journal of Plankton Research (doi: 10.1093/plankt/fbv029).
Schwarzenberger, A. & Wacker A. (2014): Longevity of Daphnia and the attenuation of stress responses by melatonin. BMC Physiology 14: 8 (doi: doi:10.1186/s12899-014-0008-y).
Schwarzenberger, A., Sadler, T., Motameny, S., Ben-Khalifa, K., Frommolt, P., Altmüller, K., Konrad, K. & Von Elert E. (2014): Deciphering the genetic basis of microcystin tolerance. BMC Genomics 15: 776 (doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-776).
Schwarzenberger, A., Sadler, T. & Von Elert, E. (2013) Effect of nutrient limitation of cyanobacteria on protease inhibitor production and fitness of Daphnia magna. Journal of Experimental Biology 216: 3649-3655 (doi: doi:10.1242/jeb.088849).
Schwarzenberger, A., d'Hondt, Sofie, Wyverman, W. & Von Elert, E. (2013) Seasonal succession of cyanobacterial protease inhibitors and Daphnia magna genotypes in a eutrophic Swedish lake. Aquatic Sciences 75: 433-445 (doi: 10.1007/s00027-013-0290-y).
Kuster, C.J., Schwarzenberger, A. & Von Elert, E. (2013) Seasonal dynamics of sestonic protease inhibition: Impact on Daphnia populations. Hydrobiologia 715 (1): 37-50 (doi: 10.1007/s10750-012-1303-x).
Schwarzenberger, A. & Von Elert, E. (2013) Cyanobacterial protease inhibitors lead to maternal transfer of increased protease gene expression in Daphnia. Oecologia 172 (1): 11-20 (doi: 10.1007/s00442-012-2479-5).
Schwarzenberger, A., Kuster, C.J. & Von Elert, E.(2012) Molecular mechanisms of tolerance to cyanobacterial protease inhibitors revealed by clonal differences in Daphnia magna. Molecular Ecology 21 (19): 4898-4911 (doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05753.x).
Von Elert E, Zitt A & Schwarzenberger A (2012) Inducible tolerance in Daphnia magna to dietary protease inhibitors. Journal of Experimental Biology 215: 2051-2059 (doi: 10.1242/jeb.068742).
Schwarzenberger A, Zitt A, Kroth P, Mueller S, Von Elert E (2010) Gene expression and activity of digestive proteases in Daphnia: effects of cyanobacterial protease inhibitors.
BMC Physiology 10:6.
Schwarzenberger A, Courts C, Von Elert E (2009) Target gene approaches: Gene expression in Daphnia magna exposed to predator-bornekairomones or to microcystin-producing and microcystin-free Microcystis aeruginosa. BMC Genomics 10:527.
Schwarzenberger, A. & Von Elert, E. (2008) Saisonalität der Proteaseinhibitoraktivität im Seston gegenüber Daphnia magna. Tagungsbericht, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Limnologie (DGL) - Jahrestagung 2007 (Münster): 269-272.
Segelbacher G, Sacher T, Schwarzenberger A, Woitsch S, Bairlein F, Coppack T (2008)
Eight microsatellite loci characterised in the European blackbird, Turdus merula.
Journal of Ornithology 149 (1): 131-133
Schwarzenberger, A. & Von Elert, E. (2007) Darmproteasen von Daphnia magna: Inhibition durch Microcystis aeruginosa. Tagungsbericht, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Limnologie (DGL) - Jahrestagung 2006 (Dresden): 516-519.