Publications of the Institute

Baur, T.; Allaart, M.; Zipperle, A.; Contreras, G.; Fink, C.; Angenent, L.; Molitor, B.: Metabolic engineering of Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus ΔH for recombinant acetoin production. Metabolic Engineering Communications 22, e00275 (2026)

Duchêne, C.; Jaubert, M.; Falciatore, A.: Beyond red/far-red sensing: phytochrome perception of the marine light field by microalgae. New Phytologist 250 (5), pp. 2837 - 2844 (2026)

Gaischuk, S.; Marchetti, C.; Petrillo, E.; Rabanal, F.; Weigel, D.; Bellora, N.; Arrana, M.: A cost-effective DNA extraction protocol for long-read sequencing in non-model plants. Applications in Plant Sciences Epub ahead, e70055 (2026)

Harada, M.; Fu, G.; Badis, Y.; Cock, J.; Coelho, S.; Nagasato, C.; Motomura, T.: Functional roles of mastigonemes in Ectocarpus gamete swimming revealed by CRISPR-Cas9 mutagenesis. Protoplasma 263 (3), pp. 943 - 954 (2026)

Hartmann, M.: Writing the CRBN degron. Nature Chemical Biology 22 (5), pp. 683 - 684 (2026)

Isbilir, B.; von Kügelgen, A.; Alva, V.; Bharat, T.: Assembly, architecture and functional roles of microbial surface layers. Nature Reviews Microbiology 24 (5), pp. 344 - 358 (2026)

Patel, P.; Eicholt, L.; Lange, A.; McDermott, K.; Bornberg-Bauer, E.; Findlay, G.: Orthologs of an essential orphan gene vary in their capacities for function and subcellular localization in Drosophila melanogaster. Molecular Biology and Evolution Epub ahead (2026)

Qiu, K.; Lupas, A.; Dunin-Horkawicz, S.: pLM-Repeat: Exploiting the sequence representations of protein language models for sensitive repeat detection. Protein Science 35 (5), e70541 (2026)

Stelbrink, B.; Teasdale, L.; Criscione, F.; Köhler, F.: Employing exon capture to resolve species-level relationships in Australian Arid Zone camaenid land snails. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 218, 108570 (2026)

Wang, S.; Bezrukov, I.; Wu, P.-J.; Gauß, H.; Timmermans, M.; Weigel, D.: Cell-type specific gating of gene regulatory modules as a hallmark of early immune responses in Arabidopsis leaves. New Phytologist 250 (4), pp. 2007 - 2025 (2026)

Basak, D.; Ghosh, P.; Gautam, A.; Sarkar , I.; Bhoumik, A.; Chowdhury , S.; Mahanti, S.; Mandal, A.; Chakraborty, R.; Kar, A. et al.; Chowdhury, S.; Kumar, K.; Barman, S.; Kumar Ganesan, S.; Chakrabarti, S.; Paul, S.; Chatterjee , S.: S1P-S1PR1 signaling impairs CD8+ T cell metabolism and effector function in tumors. EMBO Reports 27 (8), pp. 2000 - 2028 (2026)

Basu, S.; Steenbergen, P.; Gabler, F.; Paix, A.; Ronchi, P.; Bourenkov, G.; Schneider, T.; Hellgoth, J.; Kreshuk, A.; Özbek, S. et al.; Ikmi, A.: Mesoglea biogenesis reveals a cryptic aboral valve for pressure regulation in cnidarian morphogenesis. Science Advances 12 (16), adz2530 (2026)

Buchfink, B.; Barbé, É.; Ashkenazy, H.; Reuter, K.; Kennedy, J.; Drost, H.-G.: Clustering the protein universe of life using DIAMOND DeepClust. Nature Methods 23 (4), pp. 724 - 727 (2026)

Garriga-Canut, M.; Cannon, N.; Benton, M.; Zanon, A.; Horsfield, S.; Scheurich, J.; Remans, K.; Lees, J.; Paix, A.; van Gestel, J.: Unlocking CRISPR-Cas9 editing for widely diverse Dictyostelid species. Molecular Systems Biology 22 (4), pp. 599 - 619 (2026)

Güner, B.; Kanzaki, N.; Weiler, C.; Rödelsperger, C.; Sumaya, N.; Sommer, R.; Herrmann, M.: Description of Pristionchus endotocus n. sp., a new obligately bagging androdioecious species from the Philippines. Journal of Nematology 58 (1), pp. 78 - 93 (2026)

Gyarteng Mensah, S.; Larbi, J.; Streit, A.: Molecular Taxonomic Characterisation of Ancylostoma spp. and Strongyloides spp. in Three Protected Areas in Ghana. Frontiers in Parasitology 5, 1798958 (2026)

Hsueh, Y.: In the trap of Arthrobotrys. Nature Microbiology 11 (4), pp. 841 - 842 (2026)

Huang, X.; Du, Z.; Chen, X.; Zhang, J.; Liu, W.; Yang, Y.; Du, A.; Ma, G.: Host insulin hijacking by a nematode receptor mediates developmental plasticity and sex ratio shifts. Nature Communications Epub ahead (2026)

Lee, Y.-Y.; Vidal-Diez de Ulzurrun, G.; Tay, R.; Hsueh, Y.-P.: Establishment of a Congenic Strain for the Oyster mushroom reveals the Structure and Evolution of Mating-Type Loci. PLOS Genetics 22 (4), e101196 (2026)

Nozaki, H.; Matsuzaki, R.; Takahashi, K.; Ueki, N.; Higashiyama, T.; Kawachi, M.; Tanabe, Y.: Distribution of rickettsial endosymbionts and their possible transmission within the Pleodorina japonica (Volvocales, Chlorophyceae) population. Journal of Phycology 62 (2), pp. 293 - 303 (2026)