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Fabio Schmelz

University of WürzburgORCID 0009-0003-9839-6639Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:human· 2 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Kerstin Paprotka· 2 shared Marcel RühlingiD· 2 shared Martin J. FraunholziD· 2 shared Adriana MoldovaniD· 1 shared Alicia Kempf· 1 shared Andreas IwanowitschiD· 1 shared Burkhard KleuseriD· 1 shared Christian Kappe· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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MicrobiologyeLifePeer-reviewedSep 23, 2026

A Novel Rapid Host Cell Entry Pathway Determines Intracellular Fate of Staphylococcus aureus

Marcel Rühling, Fabio Schmelz, Kim Ulbrich…·Martin J. Fraunholz

This study identifies a rapid host cell entry pathway for Staphylococcus aureus that influences intracellular fate, leading to different replication rates and host cell death compared to slower pathways.

4 citations

humanexperimental assay

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MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewedMar 31, 2025

Identification of the Staphylococcus aureus Endothelial Cell Surface Interactome by Proximity Labeling

Marcel Rühling, Fabio Schmelz, Alicia Kempf…·Martin J. Fraunholz

This study identifies 306 endothelial cell surface proteins interacting with Staphylococcus aureus using a proximity labeling approach, revealing 89 validated receptor candidates with 53% known to interact with pathogens.

7 citations

humanproteomics

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