Location & approach

By car

The campus of Dortmund University of Technology is located near the Dortmund West motorway junction, where the A45 Sauerland route crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 motorway leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 motorway leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The ‘Dortmund Universität’ S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund Central Station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf Central Station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. The university can also be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offers an interactive network map.

The H-Bahn

The H-Bahn is one of the landmarks of TU Dortmund University. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Centre via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 runs every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this route in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, you can take the AirportExpress to Dortmund Central Station in just over 20 minutes and from there take the S-Bahn to the university. Düsseldorf Airport, around 60 kilometers away, offers a wider range of international flight connections and can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

Plan of site & interactive map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".

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Location & approach

By car

The campus of Dortmund University of Technology is located near the Dortmund West motorway junction, where the A45 Sauerland route crosses the B1/A40 Ruhr expressway. The Dortmund-Eichlinghofen exit on the A45 motorway leads to the South Campus, the Dortmund-Dorstfeld exit on the A40 motorway leads to the North Campus. The university is signposted at both exits.

By bus and train

The ‘Dortmund Universität’ S-Bahn station is located directly on the North Campus. From there, the S-Bahn line S1 runs every 20 or 30 minutes to Dortmund Central Station and in the opposite direction to Düsseldorf Central Station via Bochum, Essen and Duisburg. The university can also be reached by bus lines 445, 447 and 462. Timetable information can be found on the homepage of the Rhine-Ruhr transport association, and DSW21 also offers an interactive network map.

The H-Bahn

The H-Bahn is one of the landmarks of TU Dortmund University. Line 1 runs every 10 minutes between Dortmund Eichlinghofen and the Technology Centre via Campus South and Dortmund University S, while Line 2 runs every 5 minutes between Campus North and Campus South. It covers this route in two minutes.

By plane

From Dortmund Airport, you can take the AirportExpress to Dortmund Central Station in just over 20 minutes and from there take the S-Bahn to the university. Düsseldorf Airport, around 60 kilometers away, offers a wider range of international flight connections and can be reached directly by S-Bahn from the university station.

Plan of site & interactive map

The facilities of TU Dortmund University are spread over two campuses, the larger Campus North and the smaller Campus South. Additionally, some areas of the university are located in the adjacent "Technologiepark".

> Go to interactive map

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Genome Reduction Improves Recombinant Benzoxazole Production in Myxococcus xanthus

04/25/2025

A sectional view of a bacterial cell with pictorial elements to illustrate chemical/biological components

A new scientific article has been published.

Abstract

Genome reduction is a fundamental concept in evolution. In synthetic biology, the same strategy has been adopted for the construction of cells with desired physiological and metabolic traits. In this study we report the impact of genome reduction on the biotechnological performance of Myxococcus xanthus. This predatory soil bacterium is a model system for coordinated social behavior, which ranges from cooperative feeding to the formation of fruiting bodies. The complexity of its lifestyle is reflected in a large genome, of which a significant portion harbors biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) for the production of secondary metabolites. These compounds are typically considered dispensable for growth under defined laboratory conditions. Therefore, the genomic deletion of these BGCs was expected to eliminate metabolic byproducts and to liberate biosynthetic resources, which could then be supplied to recombinant pathways. Our studies show that the consecutive removal of BGCs from the M. xanthus genome can considerably improve the titer of a recombinantly produced natural product. Furthermore, we observed that M. xanthus does not tolerate the combined elimination of certain BGCs, whereas individual deletions of the same loci are possible.