Robert Peuß

Cave adaptation drives coordinated transcriptional remodeling across diverse cell types in the brain of a teleost fish

The paper presents a spatial cell atlas comparing surface and cave-dwelling Mexican tetra fish brains, revealing transcriptional changes across cell types linked to cave adaptation.

Immune priming in the insect gut: a dynamic response revealed by ultrastructural and transcriptomic changes

This paper investigates immune priming in the gut of Tribolium castaneum using RNA sequencing and transmission electron microscopy, showing that priming leads to gut damage, stress response, and gene upregulation that enhances protection against subsequent infection.

Host-parasite interactions of an avian blood parasite elucidated by single-cell transcriptomics

The paper uses single-cell RNA sequencing to study host-parasite interactions in an avian blood parasite, revealing immune evasion strategies and immunosuppression by the parasite.

Scale cortisol levels vary with habitat type and population in the Mexican tetra Astyanax mexicanus

The paper measures scale cortisol levels in wild and lab-reared Astyanax mexicanus populations across different habitats, finding lower cortisol in some cave populations and higher levels in habitats with more environmental variability.

Resilience in a Natural Model of Metabolic Dysfunction Through Changes in Longevity and Ageing-Related Metabolites

This study uses metabolomics to compare long- and short-term fasting responses in cave-dwelling and surface-dwelling Mexican tetra, identifying metabolic differences linked to resilience and longevity.

A chromosome level genome of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish for comparing population-specific genetic differences contributing to trait evolution.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome of surface fish Astyanax mexicanus and uses it to identify genetic factors contributing to trait evolution in cavefish populations.

Genome-wide analysis of cis-regulatory changes in the metabolic adaptation of cavefish

The paper identifies cis-regulatory changes in cavefish that contribute to metabolic adaptation by analyzing epigenetic differences between surface and cave populations.

An adult brain atlas reveals broad neuroanatomical changes in independently evolved populations of Mexican cavefish

The paper generates a brain atlas of surface fish and three cavefish populations, revealing convergent neuroanatomical changes associated with evolved behavioral traits.

Stable transgenesis in Astyanax mexicanus using the Tol2 transposase system.

The paper demonstrates the successful generation of stable transgenic lines in Astyanax mexicanus using the Tol2 transposase system, enabling the expression of fluorescent markers in specific cell types.