Publications

Wittig, J.; Xu, R.; Lagos, F. D.; Drekolia, M.-K.; Zhang, B.; Theodorou, I.; Chen, Y.; Du, Y.; Gupta, L.; Hanyu, C. et al.; Yuanyuan, L.; Bo, C.; Gunther, S.; Wittig, I.; Ola, R.; Hu, J.; Bibli, S.-I.: Persulfidation alters gene regulatory programs and promotes endothelial specification. REDOX BIOLOGY 89, 103926 (2026)

Siragusa, M.; Graumann, J.; Kuenne, C.; Gunther, S.; Jeratsch, S.; Guven, B.; Susser, S.; Talyan, S.; Bezuneh, B.; Matthess, Y. et al.; Cartura, M.; Zhou, X.; Cho, H.; Sachs, N.; Maegdefessel, L.; Muller, O. J.; Troidl, C.; Nef, H. M.; Looso, M.; Kaulich, M.; Offermanns, S.; Fleming, I.: Identification of unannotated microproteins involved in endothelial cell homeostasis, dysfunction, and vascular disease. CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH (2026)

Kawase, H.; Liu, S.; Kurz, S.; Bengelsdorff, V.; Bonnavion, R.; Jin, Y.-J.; Roquid, K. A.; Cho, H.; Liang, G.; Banicevic, M. et al.; Shiva, N.; Yunes-Leites, P. S.; Gunther, S.; Tombor, L.; Dimmeler, S.; Looso, M.; Mattonet, K.; Wettschureck, N.; Muller, U. C.; Offermanns, S.: Endothelial soluble APP/APLP2 promote heart repair through KIT-mediated angiogenesis. SCIENCE ADVANCES 12 (21), eaeh0301 (2026)

Wang, J.; Li, J.; Chin, A. W. H.; Luo, B.; Wei, J.; Qiu, J.; Ren, J.; Xia, Y.; Braun, T.; Poon, L. L. M. et al.; Feng, B.: Redirection of SARS-CoV-2 to phagocytes by intranasal sACE2-Fc as a universal decoy confers complete prophylactic protection. ELIFE 14, RP108883 (2026)

Kubin, N.; Gajawada, P.; Kortl, T.; Schneider, A.; Han, L.; Zelarayan, L. C.; Braun, T.; Sossalla, S.; Choi, Y.-H.; Richter, M.: Coordinated Developmental Remodeling of IGF/FGF-MAPK Signaling and Cytoskeletal Plasticity Coincides with the Loss of Cardiac Regenerative Capacity. CELLS 15 (10), 873 (2026)

Tarasco, M.; Juan, T.; Alayoubi, Y.; Kulkarni, R.; Schumann, A.; da Silva, A. R.; Albu, M.; Dwari, M.; Dlnija, M.; Gunther, S. et al.; Looso, M.; Stainier, D. Y. R.: Time-resolved single-cell transcriptomics maps zebrafish heart development. CELL REPORTS 45 (4), 117249 (2026)

Torigata, K.; Matsuura, R.; Nagatomo, F.; Thiha, M.; Hikita, T.; Iseoka, H.; Takagi, H.; Koshimizu, U.; Sakakima, H.; Izumi, S. et al.; Hatano, A.; Braun, T.; Sawa, Y.; Miyagawa, S.; Nakayama, M.: Human iPSC cardiomyocyte patch transplantation modifies extracellular matrix and fibroblast behavior after myocardial infarction. ISCIENCE 29 (4), 115341 (2026)

Li, L.; Cui, Y.; Zhang, M.; Shen, T.; Wang, D.; Mi, X.; Zhang, Y.; Tan, X.; Vaquero, A.; Braun, T. et al.; Hao, J.; Ianni, A.; Jiang, C.; Yue, S.: Exosomal miR-92a-3p promotes pancreatic cancer cells' extravasation by inducing vascular permeability through inhibition of DAB2IP. CELL DEATH & DISEASE 17 (1), 489 (2026)

Malainou, C.; Peteranderl, C.; Ferrero, M. R.; Vazquez-Armendariz, A. I.; Alexopoulos, I.; Franz, K.; Knippenberg, K.; Better, J.; Estiri, M.; Wu, C.-Y. et al.; Schultheis, H.; Bushe, J.; del Rio, M.-L.; Rodriguez-Barbosa, J. I.; Pfeffer, K.; Gunther, S.; Looso, M.; Gruber, A. D.; Vadasz, I.; Matt, U.; Herold, S.: TNF superfamily member 14 drives post-influenza depletion of alveolar macrophages, enabling secondary pneumococcal pneumonia. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION 136 (2), e185390 (2026)

Martinez-Mayer, J.; Balakrishnan, M.; Cheung, L. Y.; Gunther, S.; Medan, V.; Stainier, D. Y. R.; Perez-Millan, M. I.: Generation of a prop1 knock-in zebrafish enables single-cell transcriptomics of early pituitary development. ENDOCRINOLOGY 167 (5), bqag043 (2026)

Carpenter, B. J.; Lecacheur, M.; Mangold, Y. N.; Cui, K.; Gunther, S.; Vermunt, M. W.; Dierickx, P.: NAD+ controls circadian rhythmicity during cardiac aging. COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY 9 (1), 476 (2026)

Zaragosi, L.-E.; Salwig, I.; Wasnick, R.-M.; Lehmann, M.; Pardo-Saganta, A.: Cellular plasticity and regenerative mechanisms in the lung. EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW 35 (179), 250168 (2026)

Herrle, N.; Malacarne, P. F.; Warwick, T.; Cabrera-Orefice, A.; Chen, Y.; Gheisari, M.; Chatterjee, S.; Leisegang, M. S.; Sarakpi, T.; Wionski, S. et al.; Lopez, M.; Kader, C.; Teichmann, T.; Drekolia, M.-K.; Koch, I.; Kessler, M.; Klein, S.; Erhard Uschner, F.; Trebicka, J.; Brunst, S.; Proschak, E.; Gunther, S.; Rosas-Lemus, M.; Baumgarten, N.; Klatt, S.; Speer, T.; Bibli, S.-I.; Segarra, M.; Acker-Palmer, A.; Wagner, J. U. G.; Wittig, I.; Dimmeler, S.; Schulz, M. H.; Richards, J. B.; Gilsbach, R.; Denton, T. T.; Fleming, I.; Hannibal, L.; Brandes, R. P.; Rezende, F.: The transaminase-ω-amidase pathway senses oxidative stress to control glutamine metabolism and α-ketoglutarate levels in endothelial cells. EMBO JOURNAL (2025)

Heck, C.; Zimmermann-Geller, B.; Haun, S.; Lotfering, F.; Welbrink, P.; Kursammer, D.; Frommer, K. W.; Arnold-Graf, M.; Korb-Pap, A.; Knothe, A. et al.; Schulz, N.; Simianer, S.; Tarner, I.; Hermann, W.; Biehl, C.; Gunther, S.; Steinmeyer, J.; Lips, K. S.; Rickert, M.; Rehart, S.; Muller-Ladner, U.; Neumann, E.: Influence of canstatin on fibroblast-driven hypervascularisation in rheumatoid arthritis. ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES 84 (12), pp. 1968 - 1982 (2025)

Mukherjee, D.; Larcher, V.; Winter, H.; Sachs, N.; Andriani, F.; Chiesa, M.; Perrucci, G. L.; Rega, S.; Gunther, S.; Kuenne, C. et al.; Martin, J. C.; Gu, Y.; Pelisek, J.; Fischer, A.; Peruzzo, S.; Pizzo, E.; Peterson, K. L.; Dimmeler, S.; Maegdefessel, L.; Cattaneo, P.; Evans, S. M.; Guimaraes-Camboa, N.: Transcription regulation by TBX18 in smooth muscle cells is essential for normal aortic development and homeostasis. CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH (2025)

Waechter, C.; Wilkens, J.-N.; Fehse, L.; Heider, D.; Sassani, K.; Chatzis, G.; Weyand, S.; Pankuweit, S.; Luesebrink, U.; Soufi, M. et al.; Poling, J.; Braun, T.; Ausbuettel, F.; Ruppert, V.: Comparative analysis of full-length 16s ribosomal RNA gene sequencing in human oropharyngeal swabs using primer sets with different degrees of degeneracy. FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY 15, 1658615 (2025)

Huber, L. S.; Merline, R.; Zeng-Brouwers, J.; Vutukuri, R.; Kraus, N.; Ortiz, C.; Guenther, S.; Buhl, E. M.; Hahnefeld, L.; Gurke, R. et al.; Bein, J.; Karimova, M.; Wurzel, P.; Boor, P.; Welsch, C.; Wild, P.; Pfeilschifter, J.; Kogel, D.; Wygrecka, M.; Trebicka, J.; Bartoszewski, R.; Dikic, I.; Schaefer, L.: Deletion of ABIN1-LIR motifs impairs hepatic lipid homeostasis and mitophagy via AMPK-TFEB axis in mice. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY 329 (5), pp. C1360 - C1379 (2025)

Goody, P. R.; Christmann, D.; Goody, D.; Hildebrand, S.; Billig, H.; Nehl, D.; Chennupati, R.; Gladka, M.; Wilhelm-Jungling, K.; Uchida, S. et al.; Iris-Bibli, S.; Moore, J. B.; Hamdani, N.; Paneni, F.; Pullamsetti, S. S.; Zimmer, S.; Jansen, F.; Bakhtiary, F.; Aikawa, E.; Pfeifer, A.; Nickenig, G.; Hosen, M. R.: Calcific aortic valve disease augments vesicular microRNA-145-5p to regulate the calcification of valvular interstitial cells via cellular crosstalk. BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY 120 (5), pp. 991 - 1010 (2025)

Georgieva, A. M.; Sreenivasan, K.; Ding, D.; Villeneuve, C.; Wickstrom, S. A.; Gunther, S.; Kuenne, C.; Gartner, U.; Guo, X.; Zhou, Y. et al.; Yuan, X.; Braun, T.: Regulation of NSL by TAF4A is critical for genome stability and quiescence of muscle stem cells. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 16 (1), 8726 (2025)

Yin, Q.; Christelle, L.; Boettger, T.; Braun, T.: Enlargement of the muscle stem cell pool in linc-MYH-deficient mice does not prevent sarcopenia during aging. FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 13, 1667437 (2025)