Publications of Stefan Guenther

Panza, P.; Kim, H.-T.; Lautenschlaeger, T.; Piesker, J.; Guenther, S.; Alayoubi, Y.; Cleaver, O.; Looso, M.; Stainier, D. Y. R.: The lung microvasculature promotes alveolar type 2 cell differentiation via secreted SPARCL1. STEM CELL REPORTS 20 (4), 102451 (2025)

Gupta, S.; Bajwa, G. K.; El-Sammak, H.; Mattonet, K.; Guenther, S.; Looso, M.; Stainier, D. Y. R.; Marin-Juez, R.: The transmembrane glycoprotein Gpnmb is required for the immune and fibrotic responses during zebrafish heart regeneration. DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY 521, pp. 153 - 162 (2025)

Kwon, J.; Haruya, K.; Mattonet, K.; Guenther, S.; Hahnefeld, L.; Shamsara, J.; Heering, J.; Kurz, M.; Kirchhofer, S.; Krasel, C. et al.; Ulrich, M.; Persechino, M.; Murthy, S.; Orlandi, C.; Sadik, C. D.; Geisslinger, G.; Buenemann, M.; Kolb, P.; Offermanns, S.; Wettschureck, N.: Orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPRC5B controls macrophage function by facilitating prostaglandin E receptor 2 signaling. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 16 (1), 1448 (2025)

Lingampally, A.; Truchi, M.; Mauduit, O.; Delcroix, V.; Vasquez-Pacheco, E.; Gautier-Isola, M.; Chu, X.; Khadim, A.; Chao, C.-M.; Zabihi, M. et al.; Taghizadeh, S.; Rivetti, S.; Marega, M.; Moiseenko, A.; Hadzic, S.; Vazquez-Armendariz, A. I.; Herold, S.; Guenther, S.; Millar-Buechner, P.; Koepke, J.; Samakovlis, C.; Wilhelm, J.; Bartkuhn, M.; Braun, T.; Weissmann, N.; Zhang, J.; Wygrecka, M.; Makarenkova, H. P.; Guenther, A.; Seeger, W.; Chen, C.; El Agha, E.; Mari, B.; Bellusci, S.: Evidence for a lipofibroblast-to-Cthrc1+ myofibroblast reversible switch during the development and resolution of lung fibrosis in young mice. EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL 65 (2), 2300482 (2025)

Jin, Y.-J.; Liang, G.; Li, R.; Wang, S.; Alnouri, M. W.; Bentsen, M.; Kuenne, C.; Guenther, S.; Yan, Y.; Li, Y. et al.; Wettschureck, N.; Offermanns, S.: Phosphorylation of endothelial histone H3.3 serine 31 by PKN1 links flow-induced signaling to proatherogenic gene expression. NATURE CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH 4 (2) (2025)

Xie, L.; Jakutis, G.; Dooley, C. M.; Guenther, S.; Kontarakis, Z.; Howard, S.; Juan, T.; Stainier, D. Y. R.: Induction of a transcriptional adaptation response by RNA destabilization events. EMBO REPORTS (2025)

Cordero, J.; Swaminathan, G.; Rogel-Ayala, D. G.; Rubio, K.; Elsherbiny, A.; Mahmood, S.; Szymanski, W.; Graumann, J.; Braun, T.; Guenther, S. et al.; Dobreva, G.; Barreto, G.: Nuclear microRNA 9 mediates G-quadruplex formation and 3D genome organization during TGF-β-induced transcription. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 15 (1), 10711 (2024)

Kothalawala, S. D.; Guenther, S.; Schuppe, H.-C.; Pilatz, A.; Wagenlehner, F.; Kliesch, S.; O'Donnell, L.; Fietz, D.: Identification of differentially expressed genes in human testis biopsies with defective spermatogenesis. REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 23 (1), e12616 (2024)

Xu, Y.; Gehlot, R.; Capon, S. J.; Albu, P. M.; Gretz, J.; Bloomekatz, J.; Mattonet, K.; Vucicevic, D.; Talyan, S.; Kikhi, K. et al.; Guenther, S.; Looso, M.; Firulli, B. A.; Sanda, M.; Firulli, A. B.; Lacadie, S. A.; Yelon, D.; Stainier, D. Y. R.: PDGFRA is a conserved HAND2 effector during early cardiac development. NATURE CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH 3 (12) (2024)

Xu, Y.; Gehlot, R.; Capon, S. J.; Albu, M.; Gretz, J.; Bloomekatz, J.; Mattonet, K.; Vucicevic, D.; Talyan, S.; Kikhi, K. et al.; Guenther, S.; Looso, M.; Firulli, B. A.; Sanda, M.; Firulli, A. B.; Lacadie, S. A.; Yelon, D.; Stainier, D. Y. R.: PDGFRA is a conserved HAND2 effector during early cardiac development. NATURE CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH 3 (12) (2024)

Wang, Z.-Y.; Mehra, A.; Wang, Q.-C.; Gupta, S.; da Silva, A. R.; Juan, T.; Guenther, S.; Looso, M.; Detleffsen, J.; Stainier, D. Y. R. et al.; Marin-Juez, R.: flt1 inactivation promotes zebrafish cardiac regeneration by enhancing endothelial activity and limiting the fibrotic response. DEVELOPMENT 151 (23), dev203028 (2024)

Teichmann, T.; Pflueger-Mueller, B.; Gimenez, V. M. M.; Sailer, F.; Dirks, H.; Zehr, S.; Warwick, T.; Brettner, F.; Munoz-Tello, P.; Zimmer, A. et al.; Tegeder, I.; Thomas, D.; Gurke, R.; Guenther, S.; Heering, J.; Proschak, E.; Geisslinger, G.; Bibli, I.-S.; zu Heringdorf, D. M.; Manucha, W.; Windbergs, M.; Knapp, S.; Weigert, A.; Leisegang, M. S.; Kojetin, D.; Brandes, R. P.: The endocannabinoid anandamide mediates anti-inflammatory effects through activation of NR4A nuclear receptors. BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY (2024)

Li, X.; Kempf, S.; Lagos, F. D.; Ukan, U.; Popp, R.; Hu, J.; Froemel, T.; Guenther, S.; Weigert, A.; Fleming, I.: A regulatory loop involving the cytochrome P450-soluble epoxide hydrolase axis and TGF-β signaling. ISCIENCE 27 (10), 110938 (2024)

Alnouri, M. W.; Roquid, K. A.; Bonnavion, R.; Cho, H.; Heering, J.; Kwon, J.; Jaeger, Y.; Wang, S.; Guenther, S.; Wettschureck, N. et al.; Geisslingerb, G.; Gurke, R.; Mueller, C. E.; Proschak, E.; Offermanns, S.: SPMs exert anti- inflammatory and pro- resolving effects through positive allosteric modulation of the prostaglandin EP4 receptor. PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 121 (41), e2407130121 (2024)

Zhou, L.; Pereiro, M. T.; Li, Y.; Derigs, M.; Kuenne, C.; Hielscher, T.; Huang, W.; Kraenzlin, B.; Tian, G.; Kobayashi, K. et al.; Lu, G.-H. N.; Roedl, K.; Schmidt, C.; Guenther, S.; Looso, M.; Huber, J.; Xu, Y.; Wiech, T.; Sperhake, J.-P.; Wichmann, D.; Groene, H.-J.; Worzfeld, T.: Glucocorticoids induce a maladaptive epithelial stress response to aggravate acute kidney injury. SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 16 (767), eadk5005 (2024)

Goumenaki, P.; Guenther, S.; Kikhi, K.; Looso, M.; Marin-Juez, R.; Stainier, D. Y. R.: The innate immune regulator MyD88 dampens fibrosis during zebrafish heart regeneration. NATURE CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH 3 (9), pp. 1158 - 1176 (2024)

Weiss, L. M.; Warwick, T.; Zehr, S.; Guenther, S.; Wolf, S.; Schmachtel, T.; Ponce, J. I.; Palfi, K.; Teichmann, T.; Schneider, A. et al.; Stoetzel, J.; Knapp, S.; Weigert, A.; Savai, R.; Rieger, M. A.; Oellerich, T.; Wittig, I.; Oo, J. A.; Brandes, R. P.; Leisegang, M. S.: RUNX1 interacts with lncRNA SMANTIS to regulate monocytic cell functions. COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY 7 (1), 1131 (2024)

Bornhorst, D.; Hejjaji, A. V.; Steuter, L.; Woodhead, N. M.; Maier, P.; Gentile, A.; Alhajkadour, A.; Larrain, O. S.; Weber, M.; Kikhi, K. et al.; Guenther, S.; Huisken, J.; Tamplin, O. J.; Stainier, D. Y. R.; Gunawan, F.: The heart is a resident tissue for hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in zebrafish. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 15 (1), 7589 (2024)

Maroli, G.; Scha, A.; Guenther, S.; -Gonzalez, C. G.; Rupp, S.; Schlierbach, H.; Chen, Y.; Graumann, J.; Wietelmann, A.; Kim, J. et al.; Braun, T.: Inhibition of autophagy prevents cardiac dysfunction at early stages of cardiomyopathy in Bag3-deficient hearts. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY 193, pp. 53 - 66 (2024)

Peng, Y.; Du, J.; Li, R.; Guenther, S.; Wettschureck, N.; Offermanns, S.; Wang, Y.; Schneider, A.; Braun, T.: RhoA-mediated G₁₂-G₁₃ signaling maintains muscle stem cell quiescence and prevents stem cell loss. CELL DISCOVERY 10 (1), 76 (2024)