Publications
Recent publications 2025
Zecua-Ramirez P, Dunken N, Charura NM, Llamas E, De Quattro C, Mandel A, Langen G, Dagdas Y, Zuccaro A. Autophagy restricts symbiosis-associated cell death and regulates colonization by Serendipita indica in Arabidopsis. Plant Physiol. 2025 Nov 18:kiaf590. doi: 10.1093/plphys/kiaf590. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41253704.
B03 - Zuccaro - Abstract
Theobald SJ, Dahm K, Lange D, Spintge JB, Winter S, Klingmüller A, Holsten L, Simonis A, De Domenico E, Walczak H, van Uelft M, Schultze JL, Beyer MD, Ulas T, Suárez I, Rybniker J. Deep immune profiling delineates hallmarks of disease heterogeneity in extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 10;16(1):9662. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65561-x. PMID: 41213960; PMCID: PMC12603278.
A12 - Walczak & B05 - Rybniker - Abstract
Langpape A, Bonasera D, Stroh J, Reese M, Cartolano M, Liccardi G, von Karstedt S. Redox destabilization by ibrutinib promotes ferroptosis in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Cell Death Discov. 2025 Oct 31;11(1):495. doi: 10.1038/s41420-025-02826-w. PMID: 41173858; PMCID: PMC12578790.
A05 - von Karstedt & Assoc. - Liccardi - Abstract
Koerner L, Li X, Silnov E, Laurien L, Pasparakis M. RIPK1 autophosphorylation at S161 mediates cell death and inflammation. J Exp Med. 2025 Dec 1;222(12):e20250279. doi: 10.1084/jem.20250279. Epub 2025 Sep 25. PMID: 40996439; PMCID: PMC12462663.
A01 - Pasparakis - Abstract
Bahat A, Milenkovic D, Cors E, Barnett M, Niftullayev S, Katsalifis A, Schwill M, Kirschner P, MacVicar T, Giavalisco P, Jenninger L, Clausen AR, Paupe V, Prudent J, Larsson NG, Rogg M, Schell C, Muylaert I, Larsson E, Nolte H, Falkenberg M, Langer T. Ribonucleotide incorporation into mitochondrial DNA drives inflammation. Nature. 2025 Sep 24. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09541-7. Epub ahead of print. Erratum in: Nature. 2025 Oct;646(8087):E31. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09682-9. PMID: 40993386.
A06 - Langer - Abstract
Hildebrandt X, Veli Ö, Hyoubi A, Zinngrebe J, Abdallah AT, Rodefeld J, Hoffmann A, Gardeweg L, Kaya Ö, Wagner E, Lindhorst A, Poggenberg M, Wang Y, Dimmler J, Schillings J, Koci P, Bonechi F, Capuccino LV, Kiefer C, Kelepouras K, Ghosh A, Noé F, Wolfrum C, Singer M, Liccardi G, Luedde T, Yavas A, Ghallab A, Hengstler JG, Antczak P, Gericke M, Winkels H, Blüher M, Walczak H, Annibaldi A, Fischer-Posovszky P, Peltzer N. Linear ubiquitination prevents lipodystrophy and obesity-associated metabolic syndrome. Sci Adv. 2025 Sep 19;11(38):eadw2539. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adw2539. Epub 2025 Sep 17. PMID: 40961178; PMCID: PMC12442851.
A10 - Pelterz & A12 - Walczak & Assoc. - Annibaldi & Assoc. - Liccardi - Abstract
King LE, Faber L, García-Sáez AJ. Activator of apoptosis harakiri (HRK) localisation at mitochondria alters mitochondrial morphology independently of other BCL-2 proteins. FEBS J. 2025 Sep 12. doi: 10.1111/febs.70255. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40938785.
A01- Garcia - Abstract
Sakthivelu V, Schmitt A, Odenthal F, Ndoci K, Touet M, Shaib AH, Chihab A, Wani GA, Nieper P, Hartmann GG, Pintelon I, Kisis I, Boecker M, Eckert NM, Iannicelli Caiaffa M, Ibruli O, Weber J, Maresch R, Bebber CM, Chitsaz A, Lütz A, Kim Alves Carpinteiro M, Morris KM, Franchino CA, Benz J, Pérez-Revuelta L, Soriano-Campos JA, Huetzen MA, Goergens J, Jevtic M, Jahn-Kelleter HM, Zempel H, Placzek A, Hennrich AA, Conzelmann KK, Tumbrink HL, Hunold P, Isensee J, Werr L, Gaedke F, Schauss A, Minère M, Müller M, Fenselau H, Liu Y, Heimsoeth A, Gülcüler Balta GS, Walczak H, Frezza C, Jachimowicz RD, George J, Schmiel M, Brägelmann J, Hucho T, von Karstedt S, Peifer M, Annibaldi A, Hänsel-Hertsch R, Persigehl T, Grüll H, Sos ML, Reifenberger G, Fischer M, Adriaensen D, Büttner R, Sage J, Brouns I, Rad R, Thomas RK, Anstötz M, Rizzoli SO, Bergami M, Motori E, Reinhardt HC, Beleggia F. Functional synapses between neurons and small cell lung cancer. Nature. 2025 Sep 10. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09434-9. Epub ahead of print. Erratum in: Nature. 2025 Sep 19. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09638-z. PMID: 40931078.
A05 - von Karstedt, A12 - Walczak & Assoc. - Annibaldi - Abstract
Lawson AW, Macha A, Neumann U, Gunkel M, Chai J, Behrmann E, Schulze-Lefert P. Purifying recombinant proteins from Nicotiana benthamiana for structural studies. Nat Protoc. 2025 Sep 9. doi: 10.1038/s41596-025-01249-2. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40926020.
B08 - Schulze-Lefert - Abstract
Ebert LK, Schloesser L, Frech LE, Jain M, Dafinger C, Liebau MC, Benzing T, Schermer B, Slaats GG. The nephronophthisis protein GLIS2/NPHP7 is required for the DNA damage response in kidney tubular epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2025 Sep 1;329(3):F335-F346. doi: 10.1152/ajprenal.00076.2025. Epub 2025 Jul 25. PMID: 40713016.
A09 - Nephrolab - Abstract
Kaya GG, Schwarzer R, Dannappel M, Vlantis K, Göbel U, Kondylis V, Nedospasov SA, Pasparakis M. Unfolded protein response transcription factor XBP1 suppresses necroptosis-induced colitis by reinforcing the mucus barrier. Immunity. 2025 Sep 9;58(9):2208-2225.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.07.023. Epub 2025 Aug 26. PMID: 40865520.
A01 - Pasparakis - Abstract
Kelepouras K, Saggau J, Bonasera D, Kiefer C, Locci F, Rakhsh-Khorshid H, Grauvogel L, Varanda AB, Peifer M, Loricchio E, Montinaro A, Croon M, Trifunovic A, Prencipe G, Insalaco A, De Benedetti F, Walczak H, Liccardi G. STING induces ZBP1-mediated necroptosis independently of TNFR1 and FADD. Nature. 2025 Aug 20. doi: 10.1038/s41586-025-09536-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40834903.
Assoc. - Liccardi & A12 - Walczak - Abstract
Wang J, Sun X, Xiong F, Lapin D, Lee T, Martin-Ramirez S, Prakken A, Shen Q, Bautor J, Maekawa T, Parker JE. Coordinated actions of NLR-assembled and glutamate receptor-like calcium channels in plant effector-triggered immunity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Sep 2;122(35):e2508018122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2508018122. Epub 2025 Aug 22. PMID: 40844808.
B07 - Maekawa & B08 - Parker - Abstract
Stahl D, Gödel P, Balke-Want H, Gholamipoorfard R, Segbers P, Tetenborg L, Koker M, Dörr J, Gregor L, Bachurski D, Rose F, Simon AG, Good Z, Jakob J, Häupl B, Nill M, Flümann R, Riet T, Lange D, Blakemore SJ, Baurmann H, Voltin CA, Potter N, Schlözer L, Freihammer M, Wagener-Ryczek S, Iuga AI, Heger JM, Ludwig H, Schleifenbaum JK, Propp J, Bröckelmann PJ, Jachimowicz RD, Knittel G, Borchmann S, Merkelbach-Bruse S, Pallasch C, Peifer M, Rybniker J, Quaas A, Nitz M, Brägelmann J, Müller W, Persigehl T, Bozek K, Theobald SJ, Büttner R, Oellerich T, Hallek M, Kobold S, Chmielewski M, Reinhardt HC, Mackall C, Abedpour N, Borchmann P, Ullrich RT. CSF1R+ myeloid-monocytic cells drive CAR-T cell resistance in aggressive B cell lymphoma. Cancer Cell. 2025 Aug 11;43(8):1476-1494.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.05.013. Epub 2025 Jun 12. PMID: 40513575.
B05 - Rybniker - Abstract
Bauernfried S, Komar T, Sterle K, Tanzer MC, Horswill AR, Mann M, Hornung V. Inflammasome-independent IL-1β activation via staphopain A protease of Staphylococcus aureus. J Biol Chem. 2025 Aug 8:110574. doi: 10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110574. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40784452.
A03 - Hornung - Abstract
Kaul H, Isermann L, Senft K, Popovic M, Georgomanolis T, Baumann L, Sivanesan P, Pouikli A, Nolte H, Lucic B, Hildebrandt X, Seidel K, Gnad T, Gaedke F, Göbel U, Peters F, Cherevatenko M, Park JH, Schauss A, Peltzer N, Brüning JC, Kornfeld JW, Pfeifer A, Langer T, Lusic M, Wickström SA, Frezza C, Trifunovic A. 2-hydroxyglutarate mediates whitening of brown adipocytes coupled to nuclear softening upon mitochondrial dysfunction. Nat Metab. 2025 Aug 1. doi: 10.1038/s42255-025-01332-8. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40750944.
A06 - Langer & A10 - Peltzer - Abstract
Posor Y, Conduit SE, Pearce W, Morelli D, Constantinou G, Whitehead M, Sebire NJ, Scudamore CL, Peltzer N, Walczak H, Vanhaesebroeck B. Inactivation of PI3K-C2α deregulates cell death pathways and sensitizes to endotoxic shock. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jul 22;122(29):e2423358122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2423358122. Epub 2025 Jul 17. PMID: 40674428; PMCID: PMC12304892.
A10 - Peltzer & A12 - Walczak - Abstract
Braun F, Mandel AM, Blomberg L, Wong MN, Chatzinikolaou G, Meyer DH, Reinelt A, Nair V, Akbar-Haase R, McCown PJ, Haas F, Chen H, Rahmatollahi M, Fermin D, Ebbestad R, Slaats GG, Bork T, Schell C, Koehler S, Brinkkoetter PT, Lindenmeyer MT, Cohen CD, Kann M, Unnersjö-Jess D, Bloch W, Sampson MG, Dollé ME, Puelles VG, Kretzler M, Garinis GA, Huber TB, Schermer B, Benzing T, Schumacher B, Kurschat CE. Loss of genome maintenance is linked to mTOR complex 1 signaling and accelerates podocyte damage. JCI Insight. 2025 May 20;10(12):e172370. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.172370. PMID: 40392611; PMCID: PMC12220965.
A09 - Nephrolab - Abstract
Stachura P, Lu Z, Kronberg RM, Xu HC, Liu W, Tu JW, Schaal K, Kameri E, Picard D, von Karstedt S, Fischer U, Bhatia S, Lang PA, Borkhardt A, Pandyra AA. Deep transfer learning approach for automated cell death classification reveals novel ferroptosis-inducing agents in subsets of B-ALL. Cell Death Dis. 2025 May 18;16(1):396. doi: 10.1038/s41419-025-07704-y. PMID: 40382332; PMCID: PMC12085637.
A05 - von Karstedt - Abstract
Mantz M, Dewes P, Huesgen PF. Terminomics for plant protease substrate discovery: Achievements, challenges and new opportunities. J Exp Bot. 2025 May 4:eraf173. doi: 10.1093/jxb/eraf173. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40319448.
CP04 - Huesgen - Abstract
Yapici FI, Seidel E, Dahlhaus A, Weber J, Schmidt C, de Britto Chaves Filho A, Yang M, Nenchova M, Güngör E, Stroh J, Kotouza I, Beck J, Abdallah AT, Lackmann JW, Bebber CM, Androulidaki A, Kreuzaler P, Schulze A, Frezza C, von Karstedt S. An atlas of ferroptosis-induced secretomes. Cell Death Differ. 2025 Apr 25. doi: 10.1038/s41418-025-01517-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40281125.
A05 - von Karstedt - Abstract
Oda H, Annibaldi A, Kastner DL, Aksentijevich I. Genetic Regulation of Cell Death: Insights from Autoinflammatory Diseases. Annu Rev Immunol. 2025 Apr;43(1):313-342. doi: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-090222-105848. PMID: 40279314.
A14 - Oda & Assoc. - Annibaldi - Abstract
Ros U, Martinez-Osorio V, Valiente PA, Abdelwahab Y, Gojkovic M, Shalaby R, Zanna S, Saggau J, Wachsmuth L, Nemade HN, Zoeller J, Lottermoser H, Chen YG, Ibrahim M, Kelepouras K, Vasilikos L, Bedoya P, Espiritu RA, Müller S, Altmannova V, Tieleman DP, Weir J, Langer J, Adam M, Walczak H, Wong WW, Liccardi G, Mollenhauer M, Pasparakis M, Peltzer N, García-Sáez AJ. MLKL activity requires a splicing-regulated, druggable intramolecular interaction. Mol Cell. 2025 Apr 3:S1097-2765(25)00259-X. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2025.03.015. Epub vor dem Druck. PMID: 40209701
A01- Garcia, A02 - Pasparakis, A10 - Peltzer, A12 - Walczak & Assoc. - Liccardi - Abstract
Roeck BF, Lotfipour Nasudivar S, Vorndran MRH, Schueller L, Yapici FI, Rübsam M, von Karstedt S, Niessen CM, Garcia-Saez AJ. Ferroptosis spreads to neighboring cells via plasma membrane contacts. Nat Commun. 2025 Mar 26;16(1):2951. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-58175-w. PMID: 40140422; PMCID: PMC11947162.
A02 - Garcia & A05 - von Karstedt - Abstract
Simonis A., Theobald S. J., Koch A. E., Mummadavarapu R., Mudler J. M., Andromachi P., Göbel U., Acton R., Winter S., Albus A., Holzmann D., Albert M., Hallek M., Walczak H., Ulas T., Koch M., Tessarz P., Hänsel-Hertsch R., Rybniker J., Persistent epigenetic memory of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in monocyte-derived macrophages, Mol Syst Biol (2025), DOI:10.1038/s44320-025-00093-6, MSB-2023-11820
B05 - Rybniker - Abstract
Lawson AW, Flores-Ibarra A, Cao Y, An C, Neumann U, Gunkel M, Saur IML, Chai J, Behrmann E, Schulze-Lefert P. The barley MLA13-AVRA13 heterodimer reveals principles for immunoreceptor recognition of RNase-like powdery mildew effectors. EMBO J. 2025 Feb 13. doi: 10.1038/s44318-025-00373-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39948409.
Assoc. - Schulze-Lefert & B09 - Saur - Abstract
Huang S, Wang J, Song R, Jia A, Xiao Y, Sun Y, Wang L, Mahr D, Wu Z, Han Z, Li X, Parker JE, Chai J. Balanced plant helper NLR activation by a modified host protein complex. Nature. 2025 Feb 12. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08521-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39939760.
B08 - Parker - Abstract
Pedrera L, Prieto Clemente L, Dahlhaus A, Lotfipour Nasudivar S, Tishina S, Olmo González D, Stroh J, Yapici FI, Singh RP, Grotehans N, Langer T, García-Sáez AJ, von Karstedt S. Ferroptosis triggers mitochondrial fragmentation via Drp1 activation. Cell Death Dis. 2025 Jan 25;16(1):40. doi: 10.1038/s41419-024-07312-2. PMID: 39863602; PMCID: PMC11762985.
A02 - Garcia-Saez & A05 - von Karstadt - Abstract
Dunken N, Thomsen T, Zuccaro A. Purine-based infochemicals and immunometabolites: a comparative review of emerging signaling pathways in plants and animals. FEMS Microbiol Rev. 2025 Jan 14;49:fuaf029. doi: 10.1093/femsre/fuaf029. PMID: 40650573; PMCID: PMC12306445.
B03 - Zuccaro - Abstract
Etxebeste-Mitxeltorena M, Flores-Romero H, Ramos-Inza S, Masiá E, Nenchova M, Montesinos J, Martinez-Gonzalez L, Porras G, Orzáez M, Vicent MJ, Gil C, Area-Gomez E, Garcia-Saez AJ, Martinez A. Modulation of Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Contacts (MERCs) by Small Molecules as a New Strategy for Restoring Lipid Metabolism in an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Model. J Med Chem. 2025 Jan 8. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01368. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39778888.
A02 - Garcia-Saez - Abstract
Leng Y, Kümmel F, Zhao M, Molnár I, Doležel J, Logemann E, Köchner P, Xi P, Yang S, Moscou MJ, Fiedler JD, Du Y, Steuernagel B, Meinhardt S, Steffenson BJ, Schulze-Lefert P, Zhong S. A barley MLA immune receptor is activated by a fungal nonribosomal peptide effector for disease susceptibility. New Phytol. 2025 Feb;245(3):1197-1215. doi: 10.1111/nph.20289. Epub 2024 Dec 6. PMID: 39641654.
Assoc. - Schulze Lefert - Abstract
