T. Heinekamp

A phylogenetic approach to explore the Aspergillus fumigatus conidial surface-associated proteome and its role in pathogenesis

The paper identifies conidial surface proteins in Aspergillus fumigatus and shows their role in immune evasion during infection.

The Toll pathway mediates Drosophila resilience to Aspergillus mycotoxins through specific Bomanins

This study shows that the Drosophila Toll pathway and specific Bomanins enhance resilience to Aspergillus mycotoxins by mitigating toxin effects rather than directly killing pathogens.

Re-direction of phagosomes to the recycling expulsion pathway by a fungal pathogen

This study identifies HscA as an effector protein from Aspergillus fumigatus that redirects phagosomes to the recycling expulsion pathway by anchoring p11, affecting susceptibility to invasive pulmonary aspergillosis.

The lipid raft-associated protein stomatin is required for accumulation of dectin-1 in the phagosomal membrane and for full activity of macrophages against Aspergillus fumigatus

This study shows that stomatin is necessary for dectin-1 accumulation in phagosomal membranes and for macrophage activity against Aspergillus fumigatus.

Flotillin-dependent lipid-raft microdomains are required for functional phagolysosomes against fungal infections

This study shows that flotillin-dependent lipid rafts are essential for phagolysosomal function against fungal infections, with implications for human susceptibility to aspergillosis.