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Michael Botz

Heidelberg University

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Assay:spatial transcriptomics· 1

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Atefeh Pourkhalili LangeroudiiD· 2 shared Bogdana SuchorskaiD· 2 shared Dieter Henrik HeilandiD· 2 shared Ekin ReyhaniD· 2 shared Felix SahmiD· 2 shared Marc Cicero SchubertiD· 2 shared Niklas WißmanniD· 2 shared Nikolas LayeriD· 2 shared

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Local translation drives glioblastoma heterogeneity and tumor invasion

Nikolas Layer, Niklas Wißmann, Marc Philipp Dehler, Maximilian F. Lasotta, Madlena Yan Ly, Mahammad Bashirov, Tim Wageringel, Jiajie Liu, Robin S. Dietl, Ekin Reyhan, Marc Cicero Schubert, Svenja Kristin Tetzlaff, Nirosan Sivapalan, Yiheng Tang, Janus Mosbacher, , Varun Venkataramani

This study identifies local translation as a driver of glioblastoma tumor microtubes and invasion by linking subcellular protein synthesis to invasive cell states.

bioRxiv · May 6, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology

Characterizing and targeting glioblastoma neuron-tumor networks with retrograde tracing

Svenja Kristin Tetzlaff, Ekin Reyhan, Nikolas Layer, C. Peter Bengtson, Alina Heuer, Julian Schroers, Anton J Faymonville, Atefeh Pourkhalili Langeroudi, Nina Drewa, Elijah Keifert, Julia Wagner, Stella Judith Soyka, Marc Cicero Schubert, Nirosan Sivapalan, Rangel Lyubomirov Pramatarov, , Varun Venkataramani

This study uses retrograde tracing to characterize neuron-tumor networks in glioblastoma and shows that targeting these networks can enhance therapeutic outcomes.

Cell · Dec 6, 2024Peer-reviewedCancer Biology