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Philipp Muench

Technische Universität Darmstadt

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E-cadherin maintains oral Langerhans cell barrier surveillance to preserve microbiota-dependent immune homeostasis

Anna Brand, Sarah Angabo, Mariia Antipova, Andressa V. B. Nogueira, Andreas Hiergeist, Philipp Muench, Reem Naamneh, Mai Gara, Matthias Klein, Anna Damanaki, Tobias Bopp, James Deschner, André Gessner, Avi‐Hai Hovav, Björn E. Clausen

This study shows that E-cadherin in oral Langerhans cells maintains dendritic morphology and microbiota-dependent immune homeostasis, preventing dysbiosis and inflammation.

bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2026 · PreprintImmunology

A modular toolbox for the optogenetic deactivation of transcription

Philipp Muench, Matteo Fiumara, Nicholas T. Southern, Davide Martino Coda, Sabine Aschenbrenner, Bruno E. Correia, Johannes Gräff, Dominik Niopek, Jan Mathony

The paper introduces LOOMINA, an optogenetic system that deactivates transcriptional activation in response to blue light, offering high adaptability and compatibility with various effector proteins.

Nucleic Acids Research · Dec 2, 2024Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology