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On this page, you will find all publications from Collaborative Research Center 1648. Featured highlights are presented at the top, followed by a comprehensive list of all publications.
Bojkova D, Steinhorst K, Bechtel M, Zoeller N, Doll M, Ott M, Rothweiler F, Rothenburger T, Riecken K, Fehse B, Kandler JD, Olmer R, Alcober-Boquet L, Michaelis M, Cinatl J, Kippenberger S. Discovery of synthetic G-quadruplex DNA as SARS-CoV-2 helicase inhibitor with antiviral, anti-inflammatory and antioxidative properties. Cell Death Discov. 2026 Mar 18. doi: 10.1038/s41420-026-03006-0.
Rajasekharan S, Barragan Torres VA, Pinheiro Gomes YC, Wilken L, Overhoff K, Lin YC, Patten SA, Watanabe S, Chatel-Chaix L, Scaturro P. A genus-wide interaction atlas across NS4B orthologues identifies a conserved role for UFMylation in orthoflavivirus replication. Nat Commun. 2026 Mar 13;17(1):2489. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-70437-9.
Panajotov J, Giersch K, Pflüger LS, Nörz D, Grunwald M, Tang HT, Kaiser M, Pischke S, Ulrich RG, Pfefferle S, Schulze Zur Wisch J, Corman VM, Aepfelbacher M, Johne R, Lütgehetmann M. Development of a Fully Automated, High-Throughput Molecular Assay for Detection of Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Routine Diagnostics. J Med Virol. 2026 Feb;98(2):e70824. doi: 10.1002/jmv.70824.
Möller C, Hambach J, Schaffrath AZ, Eden T, Cichutek S, Gebhardt AJ, Tode N, Maitschke-Rajasekharan R, Lewe P, Qi S, Witt S, Eggers M, Tomas NM, Haag F, Koch-Nolte F, Fehse B, Riecken K. Novel Bispecific Engagers Targeting the CεmX Domain of mIgE-Expressing Cells. Allergy. 2026 Feb 2. doi: 10.1111/all.70236.
Grewe I, Zoran T, Addo MM. Sex Differences in Response to Viral Vector Vaccines-Implications for Future Vaccine Design. Immunol Rev. 2026 Mar;338(1):e70098. doi: 10.1111/imr.70098.
Mayer L, Fathi A, Weichel HM, Raadsen MP, Dahlke C, Mykytyn A, Rodon J, Gerresheim GK, Te Marvelde MR, Weskamm LM, Grewe I, Schlesner C, Lütgehetmann M, Drosten C, Becker S, Haagmans BL, Hardtke S, Addo MM. Two-year persistence of MERS-CoV-specific antibody and T cell responses after MVA-MERS-S vaccination in healthy adults. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 9;17(1):480. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-68248-5.
Knaack JIH, List E, Stalling D, Sterrenberg VT, Meier C, Wagenknecht HA, Bosse JB. Live-Cell RNA Imaging via Clickable TriPPPro Nucleotide Reporters. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2026 Jan 9;65(2):e16613. doi: 10.1002/anie.202516613.
Müller HCS, Erameh CO, Okoeguale J, Ileli SO, Onyeke IF, Adetunji AE, Akerele LO, Esumeh R, Ohomoime EB, Hinrichs M, Müller J, Aiterebhe UM, Ekuma CN, Ugadu CO, Onyerikam IH, Idialu-Eigbobo JO, Apeleokha M, Ehiaghe E, Edeawe OI, Iraoyah KO, Hoffmann C, Adomeh D, Olokor T, Odia I, Asogun D, Okogbenin S, Ogbaini-Emovon E, Eifediyi R, Günther S, Pahlmann M, Ramharter M, Oestereich L, Omansen T, Akpede G. Presence of Lassa Virus RNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid Indicating Neuroinvasive Lassa Fever in Pediatric Patients From Edo State, Nigeria. J Infect Dis. 2025 Nov 25:jiaf547. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaf547.
Schmitz B, Garbsch R, Schäfer H, Bär C, Chatterjee S, Riemekasten G, Schulze-Forster K, Heidecke H, Schultheiß C, Binder M, Mooren FC. Autonomic dysfunction and vasoregulation in long COVID-19 are linked to anti-GPCR autoantibodies. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2025 Nov 20:S0091-6749(25)01128-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.10.034.
Hoelzemer A, Garcia-Beltran WF. A transatlantic joint lab model for interdisciplinary research. Nat Microbiol. 2025 Oct;10(10):2356-2358. doi: 10.1038/s41564-025-02127-z.
Fichtner J, Beer YY, Ramm HGM, Mühlen S, Surup F, Herrmann J, Meister TL, Pfaender S, Bilitewski U, Brönstrup M, Müller R, Wirth M, Eskelinen EL, Schmitz I. Newly identified properties of known pharmaceuticals and myxobacterial small molecules revealed by screening for autophagy modulators. FEBS J. 2025 Aug 28. doi: 10.1111/febs.70243.
Meister TL, Nocke MK, Heinen N, Burkard TL, Brüggemann Y, Westhoven S, Trüeb B, Ebert N, Thomann L, Lubieniecki KP, Lubieniecka JM, Döring K, Herrmann M, Haid S, Pietschmann T, Wiegmann B, Tao R, Pfefferle S, Addo MM, Thiel V, Drexler I, Babel N, Phuc Nguyen H, Brown RJP, Todt D, Steinmann E, Pfaender S. Mycophenolic acid treatment drives the emergence of novel SARS-CoV-2 variants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jul 15;122(28):e2500276122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2500276122.
Bodmer BS, Wendt L, Dupré J, Groseth A, Hoenen T. Antiviral defense against filovirus infections: targets and evasion mechanisms. Future Microbiol. 2025 May-Jun;20(7-9):573-587. doi: 10.1080/17460913.2025.2501924.
Schultheiß C, Schmidt-Barbo P, Paschold L, Esperanzate C, Behn A, Mikolajczyk R, Kastner DL, Aksentijevich I, Binder M. Deficiency of adenosine deaminase 2 skews adaptive immune repertoires toward specific sets of T- and B-cell receptors. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2025 May;155(5):1664-1674. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.01.032.
Thiele B, Schmidt-Barbo P, Schultheiss C, Willscher E, Weber T, Binder M. Oligoclonality of TRBC1 and TRBC2 in T cell lymphomas as mechanism of primary resistance to TRBC-directed CAR T cell therapies. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 29;16(1):1104. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-56395-8.
Mayer L, Weskamm LM, Addo MM. Next-generation mpox vaccines: efficacy of mRNA-1769 compared to modified vaccinia virus Ankara in non-human primates. Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2024 Dec 13;9(1):363. doi: 10.1038/s41392-024-02092-9.
Knaack JIH, Meier C. Out of the Dark, into the Light: Metabolic Fluorescent Labeling of Nucleic Acids. ChemMedChem. 2024 Aug 1;19(15):e202400160. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.202400160.