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Function and Life History

Memory mechanisms of nutritional stress in the gut ecosystem

The C2 project focuses on the interaction of nutritional intake with the resident microbiome and the intestinal mucosa. It uses two complementary experimental systems (Drosophila (C2.1, PI Roeder) and mouse (C2.2, PI Rosenstiel)) to tackle the same scientific problems.

A key observation is that alterations of this tripartite interaction (e.g. during malnutrition) have an influence on the immunological integrity of the mucosal barrier and change responses of the host. We will follow observations from both subprojects that have been obtained during the first funding period. Phases of malnourishment have lasting “memory” effects on both host and microbiota and we will delineate molecular mechanisms that are responsible for the long-term shifts of gene expression and cellular programs.

In a second part of the project, we will pursue the hypothesis that ageing effects are partially mediated by a complex interaction of microbiota and (endogenous) malabsorption, which reflects a similar scenario as observed in exogenous protein energy malnutrition (PEM).

We will continue with our main focus on the intestinal epithelium as a mediator between the microbiota, environmental influences (i.e. dietary factors) and the host, but also investigate the communication of the epithelium with different other cell types, in which the lasting changes occur (e.g. immune cells, insulin producing cells). We will employ innovative tools and methods such as conditional transgenic animals to elucidate the epigenetic machinery in specific cell types and single cell sequencing to delineate the exact molecular changes imprinted by PEM in vulnerable phases of development.

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2023
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A mitochondrial sirtuin shapes the intestinal microbiota by controlling lysozyme expression

Knop M, Treitz C, Bettendorf S, Bossen J, von Frieling J, Doms S, Bruchhaus I, Kuehnlein RP, Baines JF, Tholey A, Roeder T (2023) A mitochondrial sirtuin shapes the intestinal microbiota by controlling lysozyme expression. bioRxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.02.543385

2023
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Hemocytes and fat body cells, the only professional immune cell types in Drosophila, show strikingly different responses to systemic infections.

 Vaibhvi V, Kuenzel S, Roeder T (2022) Hemocytes and fat body cells, the only professional immune cell types in Drosophila, show strikingly different responses to systemic infections. Frontiers Immunology 13, 1040510, doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1040510.

 

2023
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Recurrent phases of strict protein limitation inhibit tumor growth and restore lifespan in a Drosophila intestinal cancer model.

Pfefferkorn RM, Mortzfeld BM, Fink C, von Frieling JBossen J, Esser D, Kaleta CRosenstiel P, Heine H, Roeder T (2023) Recurrent phases of strict protein limitation inhibit tumor growth and restore lifespan in a Drosophila intestinal cancer model. Aging&Disease in press.

2023
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The tracheal immune system of insects – a blueprint for understanding epithelial immunity.

Bossen J, Kühle, J-P, Roeder T (2023) The tracheal immune system of insects – a blueprint for understanding epithelial immunity. Insect Biochem Mol Biol 157, 103960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2023.103960

2023
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The microbiome of the marine flatworm Macrostomum lignano provides fitness advantages and exhibits circadian rhythmicity

Ma YHe JSieber Mvon Frieling J, Bruchhaus I, Baines JF, Bickmeyer U, Roeder T (2023) The microbiome of the marine flatworm Macrostomum lignano provides fitness advantages and exhibits circadian rhythmicity. Communications Biology 6: 289. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04671-y.

2023
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A mitochondrial sirtuin shapes the intestinal microbiota by controlling lysozyme expression

Knop M, Treitz C, Bettendorf S, Bossen J, von Frieling J, Doms S, Bruchhaus I, Kuehnlein RP, Baines JF, Tholey ARoeder T (2023) A mitochondrial sirtuin shapes the intestinal microbiota by controlling lysozyme expression. bioRxiv, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.06.02.543385

2022
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An aqueous extract of the brown alga Eisenia bicyclis extends lifespan in a sex-specific manner by interfering with the Tor-FoxO axis.

Tahanzadeh NKnop M, Seidler Y, Dirndorfer S, Lürsen K, Bruchhaus I, Lang R, Rimbach G, Roeder T (2022) An aqueous extract of the brown alga Eisenia bicyclis extends lifespan in a sex-specific manner by interfering with the Tor-FoxO axis. Aging 14, doi.org/10.18632/aging.204218.

 

2022
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DNA methyltransferase 3A controls intestinal epithelial barrier function and regeneration in the colon

Fazio A, Bordoni D, Kuiper JWP, Franke A, Rosenstiel P. et al. DNA methyltransferase 3A controls intestinal epithelial barrier function and regeneration in the colon. Nat Commun 13, 6266 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-33844-2

 

2021
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Microbial regulation of hexokinase 2 links mitochondrial metabolism and cell death in colitis.

Hinrichsen F, Hamm J, Westermann M, Schröder L, Shima K, Mishra N, Walker A, Sommer N, Klischies K, Prasse D, Zimmermann J, Kaiser S, Bordoni D, Fazio A, Marinos G, Laue G, Imm S, Tremaroli V, Basic M, Häsler R, Schmitz RA, Krautwald S, Wolf A, Stecher B, Schmitt-Kopplin P, Kaleta C, Rupp J, Bäckhed F, Rosenstiel P, Sommer F (2021) Cell Metab 33(12):2355-2366.e8. doi: 1016/j.cmet.2021.11.004

2021
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Low-protein diet applied as part of combination therapy or standalone normalizes lifespan and tumor proliferation in a model of intestinal cancer

Proske A, Bossen J,  von Frieling J, Roeder T (2021) Aging (Albany NY). 13(21):24017-24036. doi: 10.18632/aging.203692.

2021
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Constitutive immune activity promotes JNK- and FoxO-dependent remodeling of Drosophila airways.

Wagner C, Uliczka K, Bossen J, Niu X, Fink C, Thiedmann M, Knop M, Vock C, Abdelsadik A, Zissler UM, Isermann K, Garn H, Pieper M, Wegmann M, Koczulla AR, Vogelmeier CF, Schmidt-Weber CB, Fehrenbach H, König P, Silverman N, Renz H, Pfefferle P, Heine H, Roeder T (2021) Cell Reports 35(1): 108956, doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.108956.

2020
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Nutritional targeting of the microbiome as potential 3 therapy for malnutrition and chronic inflammation

Schröder L , Kaiser S , Flemer B , Hamm J , Hinrichsen F , Bordoni D , Rosenstiel P , Sommer F (2020) Nutrients. 12(10):E3032. doi: 10.3390/nu12103032.

2020
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A high-fat diet induces a microbiota-dependent increase in stem cell activity in the Drosophila intestine.

von Frieling J, Faisal MN, Sporn F, Pfefferkorn R, Nolte SS, Sommer F, Rosenstiel P, Roeder T (2020) PLoS Genet. 16(5):e1008789. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008789

2020
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Furbellow (brown algae) extract increases lifespan Drosophila by interfering with TOR-signalling.

Li Y, Romey-Glüsing R, Tahan Zadeh T, von Frieling J, Hoffmann J, Huebbe P, Bruchhaus I, Rimbach G, Fink C, Roeder T (2020) Nutrients. 12:1172, doi:10.3390/nu12041172

2020
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NOD2 influences trajectories of intestinal microbiota recovery after antibiotic perturbation

Moltzau Anderson J, Lipinski S, Sommer F, Pan W-H, Boulard O, Rehman A, Falk-Paulsen M, Stengel ST, Aden K, Häsler R, Bharti R, Künzel S, Baines JF, Chamaillard M, Rosenstiel P (2020) Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol. 10(2): 365-389. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2020.03.008

2020
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FAMIN Is a Multifunctional Purine Enzyme Enabling the Purine Nucleotide Cycle.

Cader MZ, de Almeida Rodrigues RP, West JA, Sewell GW, Md-Ibrahim MN, Reikine S, Sirago G, Unger LW, Iglesias-Romero AB, Ramshorn K, Haag LM, Saveljeva S, Ebel JF, Rosenstiel P, Kaneider NC, Lee JC, Lawley TD, Bradley A, Dougan G, Modis Y, Griffin JL, Kaser A (2020) Cell. 180(2):278-295.e23. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2019.12.017

2020
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Adrenergic signaling in muscularis macrophages limits infection-induced neuronal loss.

Matheis F, Muller PA, Graves CL, Gabanyi I, Kerner ZJ, Costa-Borges D, Ahrends T, Rosenstiel P, Mucida D (2020) Cell. 180(1): 64-78.e16. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2019.12.002

2020
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Autophagy of intestinal epithelial cells inhibits colorectal carcinogenesis induced by colibactin-producing Escherichia coli in Apc(Min/+) mice.

Lucas C, Salesse L, Thi Hoang MH, Bonnet M, Sauvanet P, Larabi A, Godfraind C, Gagnière J, Pezet D, Rosenstiel P, Barnich N, Bonnet R, Dalmasso G, Nguyen HTT (2020) Gastroenterology. 158(5): 1373-1388. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2019.12.026

2020
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Factors that affect the translation of dietary restriction into a longer life

von Frieling J, Roeder T (2020) IUBMB Life. 72: 814–824. doi: 10.1002/iub.2224

2019
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Advancing our functional understanding of host–microbiota interactions: a need for new types of studies

He J, Lange J, Marinos G, Bathia J, Harris D, Soluch R, Vaibhvi V, Deines P, Hassani MA, Wagner K-S, Zapien‐Campos R, Jaspers C, Sommer F (2019) BioEssays, 1900211 (1-5). doi: 10.1002/bies.201900211

 

2019
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Dietary tryptophan links encephalogenicity of autoreactive T cells with gut microbial ecology

Sonner JK*, Keil M*, Falk-Paulsen M*, Mishra N, Rehman A, Kramer M, Deumelandt K, Röwe J, Sanghvi K, Wolf L, von Landenberg A, Wolff H, Bharti R, Oezen I, Lanz TV, Wanke F, Tang Y, Brandao I, Mohapatra SR, Epping L, Grill A, Röth R, Niesler B, Meuth SG, Opitz CA, Okun JG, Reinhardt C, Kurschus FC, Wick W, Bode HB, Rosenstiel P*, Platten M* (2019) Nat Commun. 10(1):4877. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12776-4. *shared first or last authorship

2019
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The microbiota promotes arterial thrombosis in low-density lipoprotein receptor-deficient mice

Kiouptsi K#, Jäckel S#, Pontarollo G#, Grill A, Kuijpers MJE, Wilms E, Weber C, Sommer F, Nagy M, Neideck C, Jansen Y, Ascher S, Formes H, Karwot C, Bayer F, Kollar B, Subramaniam S, Molitor M, Wenzel P, Rosenstiel P, Todorov H, Gerber S, Walter U, Jurk K, Heemskerk JWM, van der Vorst EPC#, Döring Y#, Reinhardt C (2019) mBio. 10(5). doi: 10.1128/mBio.02298-19. # Contributed equally

2019
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Prdx4 limits caspase-1 activation and restricts inflammasome-mediated signaling by extracellular vesicles

Lipinski S, Pfeuffer S, Arnold P, Treitz C, Aden K, Ebsen H, Falk-Paulsen M, Gisch N, Fazio A, Kuiper J, Luzius A, Billmann-Born S, Schreiber S, Nuñez G, Beer HD, Strowig T, Lamkanfi M, Tholey A, Rosenstiel P (2019) EMBO J. 38(20) doi: 10.15252/embj.2018101266.

2019
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A phage protein aids bacterial symbionts in eukaryote immune evasion

Jahn MT, Arkhipova K, Markert SM, Stigloher C, Lachnit T, Pita L, Kupczok A, Ribes M, Stengel ST, Rosenstiel P, Dutilh BE, Hentschel U (2019) Cell Host & Microbe, doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.08.019

2019
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Comparative analysis of amplicon and metagenomic sequencing methods reveals key features in the evolution of animal metaorganisms

Rausch P, Rühlemann M, Hermes BM, Doms S, Dagan T, Dierking K, Domin H, Fraune S, von Frieling J, Hentschel U, Heinsen F-A, Höppner M, Jahn MT, Jaspers C, Kissoyan KAB, Langfeldt D, Rehman A, Reusch TBH, Roeder T, Schmitz RA, Schulenburg H, Soluch R, Sommer F, Stukenbrock E, Weiland-Bräuer N, Rosenstiel P, Franke A, Bosch T, Baines JF (2019) Microbiome, doi: 10.1186/s40168-019-0743-1

2019
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Temperature and insulin signaling regulate body size in Hydra by the Wnt and TGF-beta pathways

Mortzfeld BM*, Taubenheim J*, Klimovich AV, Fraune S, Rosenstiel P, Bosch TCG (2019) Nature Communications 10, 3257. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-11136-6

2019
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Drosophila melanogaster in nutrition research—the importance of standardizing experimental diets

Lüersen K, Roeder T, Rimbach G (2019) Genes Nutr. 14: 3. doi: 10.1186/s12263-019-0627-9

2019
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Epithelial endoplasmic reticulum stress orchestrates a protective IgA response

Grootjans J*, Krupka N*, Hosomi S*, Matute JD, Hanley T, Saveljeva S, Gensollen T, Heijmans J, Li H, Limenitakis JP, Ganal-Vonarburg SC, Suo S, Luoma AM, Shimodaira Y, Duan J, Shih DQ, Conner ME, Glickman JN, Fuhler GM, Palm NW, de Zoete MR, van der Woude CJ, Yuan G-C, Wucherpfennig KW, Targan SR, Rosenstiel P, Flavell RA, McCoy KD, Macpherson AJ, Kaser A, Blumberg, RS (2019) Science. 363(6430): 993–998. doi: 10.1126/science.aat7186

2018
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Functions of the Microbiota for the Physiology of Animal Metaorganisms

Esser D, · Lange J, · Marinos G, · Sieber M, Best L, Prasse D, Bathia J, Rühlemann MC, Boersch K, Jaspers C, Sommer F (2018) J Innate Immun DOI: 10.1159/000495115

2018
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ATG16L1 orchestrates interleukin-22 signaling in the intestinal epithelium via cGAS-STING.

Aden K, Tran F, Ito G, Sheibani-Tezerji R, Lipinski S, Kuiper JW, Tschurtschenthaler M, Saveljeva S, Bhattacharyya J, Häsler R, Bartsch K, Luzius A, Jentzsch M, Falk-Paulsen M, Stengel ST, Welz L, Schwarzer R, Rabe B, Barchet W, Krautwald S, Hartmann G, Pasparakis M, Blumberg RS, Schreiber S, Kaser A, Rosenstiel P (2018); Gastroenterology. pii: jem.20171029. doi: 10.1084/jem.20171029

2018
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Exposure to the gut microbiota drives distinct methylome and transcriptome changes in intestinal epithelial cells during postnatal development

Franke A, Schultze JL, Bäckhed F, Rosenstiel P (2018) Genome Med. 10(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13073-018-0534-5.
2018
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Impaired Wnt signaling in dopamine containing neurons is associated with pathogenesis in a rotenone triggered Drosophila Parkinson’s disease model.

Stephano F, Nolte S, Hoffmann J, El-Kholy S, von Frieling J, Bruchhaus I, Fink C, Roeder T (2018); Sci Rep. 8(1):2372. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-20836-w

2018
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A Drosophila model of cigarette smoke induced COPD identifies Nrf2 signaling as an expedient target for intervention.

Prange R, Thiedmann M, Bhandari A, Mishra N, Sinha A, Häsler R, Rosenstiel P, Uliczka K, Wagner C, Yildirim AÖ, Fink C, Roeder T (2018); Aging (Albany NY). 10(8):2122-2135. doi: 10.18632/aging.101536

2018
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Grow With the Challenge – Microbial Effects on Epithelial Proliferation, Carcinogenesis, and Cancer Therapy

Von Frieling J, Fink C, Hamm J, Klischies K, Forster M, Thomas C. G. Bosch TCG, Roeder T, P Rosenstiel P, Sommer F (2018); Front. Microbiol. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02020

2018
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Neonatal selection by Toll-like receptor 5 influences long-term gut microbiota composition.

Fulde M, Sommer F, Chassaing B, van Vorst K, Dupont A, Hensel M, Basic M, Klopfleisch R, Rosenstiel P, Bleich A, Bäckhed F, Gewirtz AT, Hornef MW (2018); Nature 560(7719):489-493. doi: 10.1038/s41586-018-0507-2

2018
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Exposure to the gut microbiota drives distinct methylome and transcriptome changes in intestinal epithelial cells during postnatal development.

Pan WH, Sommer F, Falk-Paulsen M, Ulas T, Best P, Fazio A, Kachroo P, Luzius A, Jentzsch M, Rehman A, Müller F, Lengauer T, Walter J, Künzel S, Baines JF, Schreiber S, Franke A, Schultze JL, Bäckhed F, Rosenstiel P (2018); Genome Med. 10(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13073-018-0534-5

2018
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The antibiotic resistome and microbiota landscape of refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan in Germany.

Häsler R, Kautz C, Rehman A, Podschun R, Gassling V, Brzoska P, Sherlock J, Gräsner J T, Hoppenstedt G, Schubert S, Ferlinz A, Lieb W, Laudes M, Heinsen F A, Scholz J, Harmsen D, Franke A, Eisend S, Kunze T, Fickenscher H, Ott S, Rosenstiel P, Schreiber S (2018); Microbiome., 6(1):37. doi: 10.1186/s40168-018-0414-7

2018
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Nutritional regimens with periodically recurring phases of dietary restriction extend lifespan in Drosophila.

Romey-Glüsing R, Li Y, Hoffmann J, von Frieling J, Knop M, Pfefferkorn R, Bruchhaus I, Fink C, Roeder T (2018); FASEB J., 5:fj201700934R. doi: 10.1096/fj.201700934R

2017
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Drosophila Fecal Sampling.

Christine Fink, Jakob von Frieling, Mirjam Knop, Thomas Roeder (2017); Bio-protocols, 7(18):e2547. doi: 10.21769/BioProtoc.2547

2017
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The Role of Monoaminergic Neurotransmission for Metabolic Control in the Fruit Fly Drosophila Melanogaster.

Li Y, Tiedemann L, von Frieling J, Nolte S, El-Kholy S, Stephano F, Gelhaus C, Bruchhaus I, Fink C, Roeder T (2017); Front. Syst. Neurosci., 11:60. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2017.00060

2017
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The resilience of the intestinal microbiota influences health and disease.

Sommer F, Anderson J M, Bharti R, Raes J, Rosenstiel P (2017); Nat Rev Microbiol., doi: 10.1038/nrmicro.2017.58

2017
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Efficacy of Sterile Fecal Filtrate Transfer for Treating Patients With Clostridium difficile Infection. Gastroenterology.

Ott S J, Waetzig G H, Rehman A, Moltzau-Anderson J, Bharti R, Grasis J A, Cassidy L, Tholey A, Fickenscher H, Seegert D, Rosenstiel P, Schreiber S (2017); Gastroenterology, 152(4):799-811.e7. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.11.010

2016
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Octopamine controls starvation resistance, life span and metabolic traits in Drosophila.

Li Y, Hoffmann J, Li Y, Stephano F, Bruchhaus I, Fink C, Roeder T (2016); Sci Rep., 6:35359. doi: 10.1038/srep35359

2016
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Enterococcus hirae and Barnesiella intestinihominis Facilitate Cyclophosphamide-Induced Therapeutic Immunomodulatory Effects.

Daillère R, Vétizou M, Waldschmitt N, Yamazaki T, Isnard C, Poirier-Colame V, Duong C P, Flament C, Lepage P, Roberti M P, Routy B, Jacquelot N, Apetoh L, Becharef S, Rusakiewicz S, Langella P, Sokol H, Kroemer G, Enot D10, Roux A, Eggermont A, Tartour E, Johannes L, Woerther P L, Chachaty E, Soria J C, Golden E, Formenti S, Plebanski M, Madondo M, Rosenstiel P, Raoult D, Cattoir V, Boneca I G, Chamaillard M, Zitvogel L (2016); Immunity., 45(4):931-943. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2016.09.009

2016
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Genome-wide association analysis identifies variation in vitamin D receptor and other host factors influencing the gut microbiota.

Wang J, Thingholm L B, Skiecevičienė J, Rausch P, Kummen M, Hov J R, Degenhardt F, Heinsen F A, Rühlemann M C, Szymczak S, Holm K, Esko T, Sun J, Pricop-Jeckstadt M, Al-Dury S, Bohov P, Bethune J, Sommer F, Ellinghaus D, Berge R K, Hübenthal M, Koch M, Schwarz K, Rimbach G, Hübbe P, Pan W H, Sheibani-Tezerji R, Häsler R, Rosenstiel P, D’Amato M, Cloppenborg-Schmidt K, Künzel S, Laudes M, Marschall H U, Lieb W, Nöthlings U, Karlsen T H, Baines J F, Franke A (2016); Nat Genet., 48(11):1396-1406. doi: 10.1038/ng.3695

2016
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Epithelial IL-23R Signaling Licenses Protective IL-22 Responses in Intestinal Inflammation.

Aden K, Rehman A, Falk-Paulsen M, Secher T, Kuiper J, Tran F, Pfeuffer S, Sheibani-Tezerji R, Breuer A, Luzius A, Jentzsch M, Häsler R, Billmann-Born S, Will O, Lipinski S, Bharti R, Adolph T, Iovanna J L, Kempster S L, Blumberg R S, Schreiber S, Becher B, Chamaillard M, Kaser A, Rosenstiel P (2016); Cell Rep., 16(8):2208-18. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.07.054

2016
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Intestinal FoxO signaling is required to survive oral infection in Drosophila.

Fink C, Hoffmann J, Knop M, Li Y, Isermann K, Roeder T (2016); Mucosal Immunol., 9:927-936. doi: 10.1038/mi.2015.112

2016
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The native microbiome of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans: Gateway to a new host-microbiome model.

Dirksen P, Marsh SA, Braker I, Heitland N, Wagner S, Nakad R, Mader S, Petersen C, Kowallik V, Rosenstiel P C, Felix M A, Schulenburg H (2016); BMC Biology, 14:38. doi:10.1186/s12915-016-0258-1

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