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Kerstin Paprotka

University of Würzburg

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:human· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1

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Fabio SchmelziD· 2 shared Marcel RühlingiD· 2 shared Martin J. FraunholziD· 2 shared Adriana MoldovaniD· 1 shared Alicia Kempf· 1 shared Andreas IwanowitschiD· 1 shared Burkhard KleuseriD· 1 shared Christian Kappe· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 1/yr

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A Novel Rapid Host Cell Entry Pathway Determines Intracellular Fate of Staphylococcus aureus

Marcel Rühling, Fabio Schmelz, Kim Ulbrich, Fabian Schumacher, Julia Wolf, Maximilian Pfefferle, Magdalena Priester, Adriana Moldovan, Nadine Knoch, Andreas Iwanowitsch, Christian Kappe, Kerstin Paprotka, Burkhard Kleuser, Christoph Arenz, Martin J. Fraunholz

This study identifies a rapid host cell entry pathway for Staphylococcus aureus that influences intracellular fate, leading to different replication rates and host cell death compared to slower pathways.

eLife · Sep 23, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Identification of the Staphylococcus aureus Endothelial Cell Surface Interactome by Proximity Labeling

Marcel Rühling, Fabio Schmelz, Alicia Kempf, Kerstin Paprotka, Martin J. Fraunholz

This study identifies 306 endothelial cell surface proteins interacting with Staphylococcus aureus using a proximity labeling approach, revealing 89 validated receptor candidates with 53% known to interact with pathogens.

mBio · Mar 31, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

Infection of human organoids supports an intestinal niche for Chlamydia trachomatis

Pargev Hovhannisyan, Kathrin Stelzner, Markus Keicher, Kerstin Paprotka, Mastura Neyazi, Mindaugas Paužuolis, Waled Mohammed Ali, Karthika Rajeeve, Sina Bartfeld, Thomas Rudel

This study infects human intestinal organoids with Chlamydia trachomatis, showing resistance to apical infection and basolateral entry, and identifies Pgp3 as a key virulence factor.

PLoS Pathogens · Aug 22, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology