Publications
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Sluka, J.; Blake, A.; Podvalnaya, N.; Fradera-Sola, A.; Dietz, S.; Teschke, L.; Ceron-Noriega, A.; Herrera-Rodriguez, R.; Arz, V.; Ketting, R. et al.; Padeken, J.; Nischwitz, E.; Butter, F.: DVE-1 is a telomere-binding protein and links the NuRD complex to telomere regulation in C. elegans. iScience 29 (9), 117120 (2026)

Boehm, T.; Giorgetti, O.: The Structure of Vertebrate Antigen Receptor Repertoires: An Evolutionary Perspective. Immunological Reviews 341 (1), e70154 (2026)

Pircher, H.; Thomas, O.; Haefke, A.; Oxenius, A.; Boehm, T.: Increased Constitutive Interferon-β Levels and Altered CD4 T Cell Homeostasis Induced by Expression of a Viral Glycoprotein. European Journal of Immunology 56 (4), e70188 (2026)

Morimoto, R.; Zhang, G.; Thomas, O.; Docker, M.; Yick, J.; Devloo-Delva, F.; Swann, J.; Diekhoff, D.; Boehm, T.: Lamprey FOXN1 rescues the block of thymic epithelial cell development in the mouse Foxn1-deficient thymic rudiment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122 (48), e2520664122 (2025)

Das, S.; Fontenla-Iglesias, F.; Hirano, M.; Morimoto, R.; Au-Yeung, B.; Wang, Y.; Li, W.; Boehm, T.; Rast, J.; Cooper, M.: Variable lymphocyte receptor F is generated via somatic diversification and expressed by lamprey T-like cells. Nature Communications 16 (1), 6503 (2025)

Nusser, T.; Thomas, O.; Zhang, G.; Nagakubo, D.; Arrigoni, L.; Krauth, B.; Boehm, T.: Developmental trajectory and evolutionary origin of thymic mimetic cells. Nature 643 (8073), pp. 1066 - 1075 (2025)

Boehm, T.: Understanding vertebrate immunity through comparative immunology. Nature Reviews Immunology 25 (2), pp. 141 - 152 (2025)

Giorgetti, O.; Haas-Assenbaum, A.; Boehm, T.: Probing TCR Specificity Using Artificial In Vivo Diversification of CDR3 Regions. European Journal of Immunology 55 (1), e202451434 (2025)

Das, S.; Fontenla-Iglesias, F.; Rast, J.; Hirano, M.; Akhtar, A.; Boehm, T.; Cooper, M.: A primordial variable lymphocyte receptor-like gene expressed in T-like lymphocytes of jawless vertebrates. In The Journal of Immunology, 215 (Supplement 1), vkag141.1388. 109th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Immunologists (IMMUNOLOGY2026), Boston, MA, USA, April 15, 2026 - April 19, 2026. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, U.S.A. (2026)

Boehm, T.: Trajectories of vertebrate immune systems. 8th International Workshop of Kyoto T Cell Conference (KTCC 2026), Kyoto, Japan (2026)

Zhang, G.: Two types of immune system. BioConnect Seminar: Max Planck Institute for Biology, Tübingen, Germany (2025)

Boehm, T.: Domestication and Innovation: Half a billion years of vertebrate immunity. Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series (DSSS) , Tübingen, Germany (2025)

Boehm, T.: Evolution of vertebrate immunity. Technische Universität Dresden: Center for Molecular and Cellular Bioengineering (CMCB), Dresden, Germany (2024)

Fontenla-Iglesias, F.; Boulay, J.-L.; Rast, J.; Hirano, M.; Au-Yeung, B.; Lamas, J.; Li, W.; Boehm, T.; Cooper, M.; Das, S.: Ancient IL-6-STAT5 signaling orchestrates inflammation in jawless vertebrates. (submitted)