
iHEAD
Research Initiative

Publications
2025​
Dunken, N., T. Thomsen, and A. Zuccaro. 2025. 'Purine-based infochemicals and immunometabolites: a comparative review of emerging signaling pathways in plants and animals', FEMS Microbiol Rev, 49.
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Feierabend M. et al. N Toepfer. In silico encounters: harnessing metabolic modelling to understand plant–microbe interaction. FEMS Microbiology Reviews. Volume 49, 2025, fuaf030 (doi.org/10.1093/femsre/fuaf030)
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Lawson, A.W. et al. P Schulze-Lefert. Purifying recombinant proteins from Nicotiana benthamiana for structural studies. Nat Protoc (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41596-025-01249-2
Lawson, A. W. et al. P Schulze-Lefert. EMBO J (2025). https://doi.org/ 10.1038/s44318-025-00373-9
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Martinez-Martinez D et al. Cabreiro F. Chemotherapy modulation by a cancer-associated microbiota metabolite. Cell Syst. 2025;16(9):101397.
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Mesny F et al. Thomma BPHJ (2025). Plant-associated fungi co-opt ancient antimicrobials for host manipulation. bioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.04.574150.
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​Punt et al., A gnotobiotic system reveals multifunctional effector roles in plant-fungal pathogen dynamics. bioRxiv (2025), https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.27.645772
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2024
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​Dunken, N. et al. A Zuccaro(2024). A nucleoside signal generated by a fungal endophyte regulates host cell death and promotes root colonization. Cell host & microbe, 32(12), 21612177.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2024.10.020
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Haase L, Frezza C. Itaconate promotes an unexpected tumor immune escape mechanism. Cancer Cell. 2024 Dec 9;42(12):1988-1990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2024.10.011
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Leng, Y & Kümmel, F et al P Schulze-Lefert. A barley MLA immune receptor is activated by a fungal nonribosomalpeptide effector for disease susceptibility. New Phyt (2024). https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20289
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Patents
2025​
J. Strippel, S. Le Hung Cheng, C. Domnick, S. Kath-Schorr, J. Parker. Plant protective agents, uses and methods of synthesis thereof. Anmeldenummer: EP25191966.8 (Eingereicht am 25.07.2025)
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