Publications
_{Protein Evolution}

Isbilir, B.; Bharat, T.; Alva, V.: Diverse S-layer anchoring mechanisms create an epiplasmic space in prokaryotic cell envelopes. Current Opinion in Microbiology 94, 102839 (2026)

Kumar Golla, V.; Benz, R.; Kleinekathöfer, U.; Piselli, C.: Glyphosate uptake pathway across the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects 1870 (11), 130991 (2026)

Hartmann, M.; Hernandez Alvarez, B.; Martinez-Goikoetxea, M.; Lupas, A.: Building coiled coils with polar cores. Protein Science 35 (10), e70807 (2026)

Souza, D.; May, M.; Carrion, J.; Alva, V.; Bisson, A.; Davis, J.: A conserved archaeal protein with evolutionary links to bacterial ribosome hibernation and eukaryotic energy sensing. The EMBO Journal Epub ahead (2026)

Bakker, R.; Shapovalova, Y.; Dijkstra, T.; Heskes, T.; van Gestel, C.; Hoedjes, K.: A Gaussian process approach facilitates the identification of robust biomarkers for exposure to complex pesticide mixtures. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Epub ahead, vgag252 (2026)

Coles, M.; Ewers, C.; Albrecht, R.; Martinez-Goikoetxea, M.; Orlowska, M.; Martin, J.; Lupas, A.; Hartmann, M.; Dunin-Horkawicz, S.: Conformational diversity in poly-HAMP arrays and its implications for signal transduction. Protein Science 35 (9), e70743 (2026)

Müller, T.; Stahlecker, F.; Roganowicz, K.; Samir, S.; Weiss, G.; Coles, M.; Selim, K.: The calcium-binding protein CSE links Ca2+ signaling with cell-cell communication in cyanobacteria. The EMBO Journal 45 (18), pp. 6630 - 6654 (2026)

Forsyth, J.; Chang, H.-H.; Nguyen, D.; Olufemi, M.; Ganeshwaran, S.; Reusch, T.; Bornberg-Bauer, E.; Feulner, P.; Chain, F.: Alternative splicing and gene expression exhibit distinct patterns of transcriptomic differentiation between lake and stream ecotypes in threespine sticklebacks. Canadian Journal of Zoology = Revue Canadienne de Zoologie Epub ahead (2026)

Jones, A.; Dohmen, E.; Berger, J.; Legendre, F.; Harrisson, M.; Bornberg-Bauer, E.: Transcription Factor Evolution Associated with Social Transitions in Blattodea. Journal of Molecular Evolution 94 (4), pp. 655 - 667 (2026)

Krakowski, K.; Orlowska, M.; Kaminski, M.; Bartosik, D.; Dunin-Horkawicz, S.: pLAST: a tool for rapid comparison and classification of bacterial plasmid sequences. Bioinformatics 42 (8), btag574 (2026)

Löser, T.; Röhl, A.; Baier, M.; Lupas, A.; Kohlbacher, O.; Elhabashy, H.: Scalable discovery of homomeric protein-protein interactions from cross-linking mass spectrometry data with CLAUDIO 2.0. Protein Science 35 (8), e70732 (2026)

Adamlje, B.; Tomašič, T.; Steinebach, C.; Ebeling, S.; Herrmann, A.; Hartmann, M.; Horner, J.; Bhadresha, K.; Chau, C.; Figg, W. et al.; Sosič, I.; Cotman, A.: Fluorinated Aminopiperidones as Non-Glutarimide Thalidomide Analogs: Stereodivergent Synthesis and Validation. ChemMedChem 21 (13), e70360 (2026)

Bornberg-Bauer, E.; Eicholt, L.: Emergence and evolution of protein-coding de novo genes. Nature Reviews Genetics 27 (7), pp. 530 - 546 (2026)

Mederer, M.; Gautam, A.; Kohlbacher, O.; Lupas, A.; Elhabashy, H.: Interacting Species Database (ISDB): Comprehensive Resource for Interspecies Interactions at the Molecular Level. Bioinformatics 42 (7), btag419 (2026)

Duchêne, C.; Craig, R.; Martinho, C.; Luthringer, R.; Agullo, F.; Hipp, K.; Escudeiro, P.; Alva, V.; Haas, F.; Coelho, S.: Latent endogenous giant viruses drive active infection and inheritance in a multicellular algal host. Nature Microbiology 11 (6), pp. 1547 - 1558 (2026)

Hoshino, M.; Nehlsen, M.; Batista, R.; Raphalen, M.; Wakimoto, T.; Uwai, S.; Kogame, K.; Alva, V.; Coelho, S.: PKN is a sex- and species-specific fertilization factor in brown algae. Current Biology 36 (11), pp. 2866 - 2878 (2026)

Sleutel, M.; Sogues, A.; Gonzalez Socorro, A.; Cooman, V.; Fislage, M.; Nijhawan, A.; Zuo, X.; Alva, V.; Remaut, H.; Conticello, V.: Pyrodictium abyssi AbpX reveals a calcium-responsive family of microbial biomatrix proteins that form thermostable hydrogels. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (25), e2600204123 (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 43 (5), msag119 (2026)