M. Hahn

Plant infection by the necrotrophic fungus Botrytis requires actin-dependent generation of high invasive turgor pressure

This study shows Botrytis uses actin-dependent invasive pressure and surface adherence to penetrate plant cells, reducing virulence when actin polymerization is blocked.

Illuminating the complete β-cell mass of the human pancreas - signifying a new view on the islets of Langerhans

The paper uses 3D imaging to reveal new heterogeneity in human pancreatic islets, showing 50% lack glucagon-producing cells.

TRAIL agonists rescue mice from radiation-induced lung injury

TRAIL agonists reduce radiation-induced lung injury and lethality in mice by inhibiting CCl22 and improving pneumonitis, alveolar-wall thickness, and oxygen desaturation.

Serine peptidases and increased amounts of soluble proteins contribute to heat priming of the plant pathogenic fungus Botrytis cinerea

This study identifies serine peptidases and protein solubility as key factors in heat priming of Botrytis cinerea, showing how temperature-based strategies can suppress fungal growth and disease.

Convergent evolution of plant pattern recognition receptors sensing cysteine-rich patterns from three microbial kingdoms

The paper identifies a cysteine-rich pattern recognized by plant receptors from three microbial kingdoms, showing convergent evolution of immune responses.

Protein profiling of breast carcinomas reveals expression of immune-suppressive factors and signatures relevant to patient outcome

The paper profiles proteins in breast carcinomas to identify immune-suppressive factors and signatures linked to patient outcomes.

Type I interferon shapes brain distribution and tropism of tick-borne flavivirus

The paper uses multimodal imaging and single nuclei RNA-sequencing to study how type I interferon affects viral tropism in the brain during flavivirus infection in mice.

The secreted hypersensitive response inducing protein 1 from Botrytis cinerea displays non-canonical PAMP-activity

The paper identifies and characterizes Hip1, a protein from Botrytis cinerea that induces plant cell death through non-canonical PAMP activity.

Conserved DNA polymorphisms distinguish species in the eastern North American white oak syngameon: Insights from an 80-SNP oak DNA genotyping toolkit

The paper tests whether conserved DNA polymorphisms distinguish species in eastern North American white oaks, finding that species remain genetically distinct despite introgression.

Genomic landscape of the global oak phylogeny

This study investigates oak genome diversity and phylogeny using RAD-seq data, finding that oak diversity is shaped by gene flow and genomic mosaicism.