Publications
_{Protein Evolution}

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)

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)

Isbilir, B.; von Kügelgen, A.; Alva, V.; Bharat, T.: Assembly, architecture and functional roles of microbial surface layers. Nature Reviews Microbiology Epub ahead (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)

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

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 Epub ahead (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)

Samir, S.; Elshereef, A.; Alva, V.; Hahn, J.; Eck, F.; Celma, L.; Lopes, E.; Thormann, K.; Dubnau, D.; Galperin, M. et al.; Selim, K.: ComFB, a new widespread family of c-di-NMP receptor proteins. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122 (38), e2513041122 (2025)

Yoshimoto, S.; Suzuki, A.; Kanie, J.; Koiwai, J.; Lupas, A.; Hori, K.: Insights into the complex formation of a trimeric autotransporter adhesin with a peptidoglycan-binding periplasmic protein. The Cell Surface 14, 100155 (2025)

Schwab, S.; Hu, Y.; Hernandez Alvarez, B.; Alva, V.; Dame, R.: Histone-mediated chromatin organization in prokaryotes and viruses. Trends in Biochemical Sciences 50 (8), pp. 695 - 706 (2025)

Wittenburg, S.; Zuleeg, M.; Peter, K.; Lemnitzer, P.; Voget, R.; Bricelj, A.; Gobec, M.; Dierlamm, N.; Braun, M.; Geiger, T. et al.; Heim, C.; Stakemeier, A.; Wagner, K.; Nowak, R.; Hartmann, M.; Sosič, I.; Gütschow, M.; Krönke, J.; Steinebach, C.: Enhancing Solubility in VHL-Based PROTACs: Optimized USP7 Degraders for Improved Developability. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 68 (15), pp. 15711 - 15737 (2025)

Fan, C.-W.; Ma, Y.-H.; Lei, H.-I.; Chang, Y.-C.; Chou, Y.-H.; Chou, C.-M.: Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Potential of Toxocara canis Adult and Larval Somatic and ES Antigens Against Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, and Salmonella enterica. Journal of Tropical Medicine 2025, 6677365 (2025)

Hartmann, M.: Expanding the reach of molecular glue degraders. Science 389 (6755), pp. 32 - 33 (2025)

Borbaran Bravo, N.; Deordieva, E.; Doll, L.; ElGamacy, M.; Dannenmann, B.; Azevedo, J.; Iannuzzo, A.; Delafontaine, S.; Lehnerz, M.; Kolodziej, M. et al.; Hernandez-Alvarez, B.; Hellmuth, A.-S.; Findik, B.; Zakharova, V.; Bräuning, S.; Kandabarau, S.; Lengerke, C.; Feil, R.; Meytz, I.; Delon, J.; Templin, M.; Sturm, M.; Rieß, O.; Zeidler, C.; Welte, K.; Shcherbina, A.; Klimiankou, M.; Skokowa, J.: A New Severe Congenital Neutropenia Syndrome Associated with Autosomal Recessive COPZ1 Mutations. Blood 145 (20), pp. 2317 - 2335 (2025)

Boudrioua, A.; Joiner, J.; Grin, I.; Kronenberger, T.; Korotkov, V.; Steinchen, W.; Kohler, A.; Schminke, S.; Schulte, J.-C.; Pietsch, M. et al.; Naini, A.; Kalverkamp, S.; Hotop, S.-K.; Coyle, T.; Piselli, C.; Coles, M.; Rox, K.; Marschal, M.; Bange, G.; Flieger, A.; Poso, A.; Brönstrup, M.; Hartmann, M.; Wagner, S.: Discovery of synthetic small molecules targeting the central regulator of Salmonella pathogenicity. Science Advances 11 (15), eadr5235 (2025)

Fuchs, A.: Enzymatic Protein Fusions with 100% Product Yield. eLife 13, RP102765 (2025)