Publications
_{Protein Evolution}

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)

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)

Eenink, B.; Holstein, J.; Heberlein, M.; Dilkaute, C.; Jose, J.; Hollfelder, F.; van Loo, B.; Bornberg-Bauer, E.; Kaminski, T.; Lange, A.: Studying the evolutionary potential of ancestral aryl sulfatases in the alkaline phosphatase family with droplet microfluidics. Analyst 151 (6), pp. 1794 - 1807 (2026)

Obrebski, T.; Maleszewska, M.; Dunin-Horkawicz, S.; Malik, A.: TET2 in epigenetic control of immune cells: implications for inflammatory responses and age-related pathologies. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 302 (3), 111267 (2026)

Bukhanets, V.; Batista, R.; Haas, F.; Luthringer, R.; Kushkush, J.; Zheng, M.; Hipp, K.; Alva, V.; Martinho, C.; Coelho, S.: Germline fate determination by a single ARGONAUTE protein in Ectocarpus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (5), e2518712123 (2026)

Jones, A.; Mikhailova, A.; Aumont, C.; Berger, J.; Liu, C.; He, S.; Wang, Z.; Winkler, S.; Bornberg-Bauer, E.; Legendre, F. et al.; McMahon, D.; Harrison, M.: Cryptocercus genomes expand knowledge of adaptations to xylophagy and termite sociality. Genome Biology and Evolution 18 (2), evag028 (2026)

Maksutova, A.; Geiger, T.; Cianni, L.; Pieńkowska, D.; Gerhartz, J.; Read, L.; Bricelj, A.; Herrmann, A.; Nelles, M.; Ng, Y. et al.; Hartmann, M.; Krönke, J.; Sosič, I.; Nowak, R.; Gütschow , M.; Steinebach, C.: A Facile Protocol for C(sp2)-C(sp3) Bond Formation Reactions Toward Functionalized E3 Ligase Ligands. ChemMedChem 21 (4), e202500929 (2026)

Bornberg-Bauer, E.; Eicholt, L.: Emergence and evolution of protein-coding de novo genes. Nature Reviews Genetics Epub ahead (2026)

Kretsch, R.; Albrecht, R.; Andersen, E.; Chen, H.-A.; Chiu, W.; Das, R.; Gezelle, J.; Hartmann, M.; Höbartner, C.; Hu, Y. et al.; Jadhav, S.; Johnson, P.; Jones, C.; Koirala, D.; Kristoffersen, E.; Largy, E.; Lewicka, A.; Mackereth, C.; Marcia, M.; Nigro, M.; Ohja, M.; Piccirilli, J.; Rice, P.; Shin, H.; Steckelberg, A.-L.; Su, Z.; Srivastava, Y.; Wang, L.; Wu, Y.; Xie, J.; Zwergius, N.; Moult, J.; Kryshtafovych, A.: Functional relevance of CASP16 nucleic acid predictions as evaluated by structure providers. Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics 94 (1), pp. 51 - 78 (2026)

Levashova, E.; Bischof, L.; Bunev, A.; Sapegin , A.; Grygor'eva, O.; Kudinev, A.; Ebeling, S.; Tatarinov, I.; Dar'in, D.; Kantin, G. et al.; Hartmann, M.; Kalinin, S.: Extending the chemical space of glutarimide-based cereblon ligands through an efficient Rh(II)-catalyzed X-H insertion reaction. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 301, 118235 (2026)

Schultz, J.: Evolving perspectives on lipid mediated cell-to-cell communication: The adenylyl cyclase signaling system. Cellular Signalling 137, 112195 (2026)

Hartmann, M.: Writing the CRBN degron. Nature Chemical Biology Epub ahead (2025)

Hu, Y.; Schwab, S.; Qiu, K.; Zhang, Y.; Bär, K.; Reichle, H.; Panzera, A.; Lupas, A.; Hartmann, M.; Dame, R. et al.; Alva, V.; Hernandez Alvarez, B.: DNA Wrapping by a Tetrameric Bacterial Histone. Nature Communications 16, 11108 (2025)

Wagner, B.; Steuer-Lodd, K.; Geibel, C.; Stadelmann, A.; Rapp, J.; Link, H.; Schramm, T.; Boodaghian, N.; Hsiao, A.; Nussbaum, E. et al.; Grenzendorfer, H.-P.; Albrecht, R.; Hartmann, M.; Forchhammer, K.; Selim, K.; Hughes, C.; Petras, D.: Native metabolomics identifies pteridines as CutA ligands and modulators of copper binding. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122 (48), e2509468122 (2025)

Bornberg-Bauer, E.: In the Spotlight-Established Researcher. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 344 (7), pp. 375 - 376 (2025)

Kersting, A.; Bornberg-Bauer, E.: Editorial for the JEZ-B Special Issue: Genomic Basis of Evolutionary Innovations. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 344 (7), pp. 373 - 374 (2025)

Ullrich, T.; Pollmann, C.; Ritter, M.; Haaf, J.; Aghaallaei, A.; Tesakov, I.; Hatskovska, V.; El-Riz, M.; Maksymenko, K.; Kandabarau, S. et al.; Klimiankou, M.; Lengerke, C.; Welte, K.; Hernandez-Alvarez, B.; Müller, P.; Lupas, A.; Piehler, J.; Skokowa, J.; ElGamacy, M.: Tuning of G-CSFR signaling by de novo designed agonists. Molecular Therapy 33 (11), pp. 5741 - 5759 (2025)

Schultz, A.; Landau, M.; Lupas, A.; Schultz, J.: Lipid regulation of adenylyl cyclase Rv1625c from Mycobacterium tuberculosis by its membrane-domain receptor. The FEBS Journal 292 (19), p. 5234 - 5234 (2025)

Sleutel, M.; Sonani, R.; Miller, J.; Wang, F.; Gonzalez Socorro, A.; Chen, Y.; Martin, R.; Demeler, B.; Rudolph, M.; Alva, V. et al.; Remaut, H.; Egelman, E.; Conticello, V.: Donor Strand Complementation and Calcium Ion Coordination Drive the Chaperone-free Polymerization of Archaeal Cannulae. Nature Communications 16, 9082 (2025)

Maksymenko, K.; Hatskovska, V.; Coles, M.; Aghaallaei , N.; Pashkovskaia, N.; Borbarán-Bravo, N.; Pilz, M.; Bucher, P.; Volz, M.; Pereira, J. et al.; Hartmann, M.; Tabatabai, G.; Feucht, J.; Liebau, S.; Müller, P.; Lupas, A.; Skokowa, J.; ElGamacy, M.: A Complementarity-Based Approach to De Novo Binder Design. Advanced Science 12 (13), e02015 (2025)