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Franziska Kage

Leibniz-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung und Infektionsbiologie e. V. - Hans-Knöll-Institut (HKI)ORCID 0009-0003-3681-3433Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:proteomics· 2 Organism:fungi (other)· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Axel A. BrakhageiD· 2 shared Alexander IliouiD· 1 shared Bernhard HubeiD· 1 shared Falk HillmanniD· 1 shared Ferdinand von EggelingiD· 1 shared Franziska S. HoffmanniD· 1 shared Franziska SchmidtiD· 1 shared Freddy A. BernaliD· 1 shared

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MicrobiologyEMBO ReportsPeer-reviewedJul 4, 2025

Identification of a fungal antibacterial endopeptidase that modulates immune responses

Silke Machata, Ute Bertsche, Franziska S. Hoffmann…·Ilse Denise Jacobsen

The paper identifies a fungal endopeptidase, CwhA, that cleaves Gram-positive bacterial peptidoglycan, leading to bacterial lysis and immune stimulation.

4 citations

mouseproteomics

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintMar 6, 2025

Convergent evolution of a fungal effector enabling phagosome membrane penetration

Lei‐Jie Jia, Freddy A. Bernal, Jeany Söhnlein…·Axel A. Brakhage

The paper identifies a single amino acid change in fungal proteins that enables phagosomal membrane penetration, suggesting convergent evolution of virulence mechanisms across fungi.

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fungi (other)proteomics

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