Hans Merzendorfer

This study identifies TcFabp8 as a fatty acid-binding protein essential for chitin synthase-dependent cuticle formation and nanoscale organization in Tribolium castaneum.

This study shows CHI3L1 interacts with chitosan and heparan sulfate to activate TLR2 signaling, revealing HS as a co-receptor for CHI3L1 and its role in inflammation.

The paper investigates the structural and chemical properties of chitin in insect extracellular matrices, finding that PM chitin is highly acetylated and organized as dihydrate β-chitin, while cuticle chitin is deacetylated and structured as α-chitin.