Selected publications of the first funding period at a glance

PIs of CRC1479 are first or last author and CRC1479 funding is indicated in the acknowledgement.

  • Vinnakota JM et al. Nature Cancer 2024 doi: 10.1038/s43018-024-00764-7
  • Schmitt M et al. Nature 2022 doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-05426-1
  • Masuda T et al. Nature 2022 doi: 10.1038/s41586-022-04596-2
  • Friedrich M et al. Nature Cancer 2022 doi: 10.1038/s43018-021-00201-z
  • Sankowski R et al. Nature Medicine 2024 doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02673-1
  • Wertheimer T et al. Nature Immunol. 2024 doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-01755-7
  • Maas-Bauer K et al. Nature Commun. 2024 doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-44703-7
  • Velasco Cárdenas RM et al. Nature Immunol 2023 doi: 10.1038/s41590-023-01658
  • Zhang YW et al. Nature Cell Biology 2022 doi: 10.1038/s41556-022-00931-x
  • Ho J et al. Blood 2022 doi: 10.1182/blood.2022016082
  • Rückert T et al. Sci Transl Med. 2022 doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abp9675.
  • Talvard-Balland N et al. J Clin Invest. 2024 doi: 10.1172/JCI177460.
  • Denk D et al. Immunity 2022 doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2022.09.014
  • Schmidt D et al. Cancer Res. 2024 doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-23-3553
  • Nicolas AM et al. Cancer Cell. 2022 doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2022.01.004
  • Grünwald BT et al. Cell 2021 doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2021.09.022.
  • Zhang Z et al. Nature Immunol. 2025 doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-02027-0.
  • Braun L et al. Cancer Cell. 2025 doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2025.01.004.
  • Vinnakota JM et al. Sci Transl Med. 2024 doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adj9672.
  • Edwards-Hicks J et al. Nature Immunol. 2023 doi: 10.1038/s41590-023-01419.
  • Saller BS et al. Immunity 2024 doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.10.012.
  • Heim K et al. Nature Immunol. 2024 doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-01928-4.
  • Gallage S et al. Cell Metab. 2024 doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.04.015.
  • Denk D et al. Immunity 2025 doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2025.02.005
  • Gorantla SP et al. Nature Commun 2025 doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-60019-6

Publications based on CRC1479 funding

Catalano A, Haas LS, Zodel K, Adlesic M, Cuomo F, Peighambari A, Metzger P, Huang H, Haug S, Köttgen A, Köhler N, Boerries M, Frew IJ. Mutations in tumor suppressor genes Vhl and Rassf1a cause DNA damage, chromosomal instability and induce gene expression changes characteristic of clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Kidney Int. 2024 Dec 24:S0085-2538(24)00912-8. doi: 10.1016/j.kint.2024.12.003. Epub ahead of print.
Zhang Z, Langenbach M, Sagar S, Fetsch V, Stritzker J, Severa E, Meng K, Winkler F, Rana N, Zoldan K, Godbole I, Solis S, Weber JS, Rafei-Shamsabadi D, Lehr S, Diehl R, Venhoff AC, Voll RE, Buettner N, Neumann-Haefelin C, Boettler T, Hofmann M, Boerries M, Meiss F, Zeiser R, Thimme R, Herati RS, Bengsch B. Efficacy of CTLA-4 checkpoint therapy is dependent on IL-21 signaling to mediate cytotoxic reprogramming of PD-1+CD8+ T cells. Nat Immunol. 2024 Dec 19. doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-02027-0. Epub ahead of print.
D’Avanzo C, Blaeschke F, Lysandrou M, Ingelfinger F, Zeiser R. Advances in cell therapy: progress and challenges in hematological and solid tumors. Trends Pharmacol Sci. 2024 Dec;45(12):1119-1134. doi: 10.1016/j.tips.2024.10.016. Epub 2024 Nov 27.
Saller BS, Wöhrle S, Fischer L, Dufossez C, Ingerl IL, Kessler S, Mateo-Tortola M, Gorka O, Lange F, Cheng Y, Neuwirt E, Marada A, Koentges C, Urban C, Aktories P, Reuther P, Giese S, Kirschnek S, Mayer C, Pilic J, Falquez-Medina H, Oelgeklaus A, Deepagan VG, Shojaee F, Zimmermann JA, Weber D, Tai YH, Crois A, Ciminski K, Peyronnet R, Brandenburg KS, Wu G, Baumeister R, Heimbucher T, Rizzi M, Riedel D, Helmstädter M, Buescher J, Neumann K, Misgeld T, Kerschensteiner M, Walentek P, Kreutz C, Maurer U, Rambold AS, Vince JE, Edlich F, Malli R, Häcker G, Kierdorf K, Meisinger C, Köttgen A, Jakobs S, Weber ANR, Schwemmle M, Groß CJ, Groß O. Acute suppression of mitochondrial ATP production prevents apoptosis and provides an essential signal for NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Immunity. 2024 Nov 15:S1074-7613(24)00492-8. doi: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.10.012. Epub ahead of print.
Giesler S, Riemer R, Lowinus T, Zeiser R. Immune-mediated colitis after immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. Trends Mol Med. 2024 Oct 29:S1471-4914(24)00266-1. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2024.09.009. Epub ahead of print.
Heim K, Sagar, Sogukpinar Ö, Llewellyn-Lacey S, Price DA, Emmerich F, Kraft ARM, Cornberg M, Kielbassa S, Knolle P, Wohlleber D, Bengsch B, Boettler T, Neumann-Haefelin C, Thimme R, Hofmann M. Attenuated effector T cells are linked to control of chronic HBV infection. Nat Immunol. 2024 Sep;25(9):1650-1662. doi: 10.1038/s41590-024-01928-4. Epub 2024 Aug 28. PMID: 39198634.
Zeiser R. Introduction to a review series on oncogenic signaling and immune evasion in hematologic malignancies. Blood. 2024 Jun 27;143(26):2679. doi: 10.1182/blood.2024023825.
Talvard-Balland N, Braun LM, Dixon KO, Zwick M, Engel H, Hartmann A, Duquesne S, Penter L, Andrieux G, Rindlisbacher LS, Acerbis A, Ehmann J, Köllerer C, Ansuinelli M, Rettig A, Moschallski K, Apostolova P, Brummer T, Illert AL, Schramm MA, Cheng Y, Köttgen A, Duyster J, Menssen HD, Ritz J, Blazar BR, Boerries M, Schmitt Graeff A, Sariipek N, van Galen P, Buescher JM, Cabezas-Wallscheid N, Pahl HL, Pearce EL, Soiffer RJ, Wu CJ, Vago L, Becher B, Köhler N, Wertheimer T, Kuchroo VK, Zeiser R. Oncogene induced TIM-3 ligand expression dictates susceptibility to anti-TIM-3 therapy in mice. J Clin Invest. 2024 Jun 25:e177460. doi: 10.1172/JCI177460. Epub ahead of print.
Schmidt D, Endres C, Hoefflin R, Andrieux G, Zwick M, Karantzelis N, Staehle HF, Vinnakota JM, Duquesne S, Mozaffari Jovein M, Pfeifer D, Becker H, Blazar BR, Zähringer A, Duyster J, Brummer T, Boerries M, Baumeister J, Shoumariyeh K, Li J, Green AR, Heidel FH, Tirosh I, Pahl HL, Leimkühler N, Köhler N, de Toledo MAS, Koschmieder S, Zeiser R. Oncogenic Calreticulin Induces Immune Escape by Stimulating TGF-β Expression and Regulatory T Cell Expansion in the Bone Marrow Microenvironment. Cancer Res. 2024 Jun 17. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-23-3553. Epub ahead of print.
Vinnakota JM, Adams RC, Athanassopoulos D, Schmidt D, Biavasco F, Zähringer A, Erny D, Schwabenland M, Langenbach M, Wenger V, Salié H, Cook J, Mossad O, Andrieux G, Dersch R, Rauer S, Duquesne S, Monaco G, Wolf P, Blank T, Häne P, Greter M, Becher B, Henneke P, Pfeifer D, Blazar BR, Duyster J, Boerries M, Köhler N, Chhatbar CM, Bengsch B, Prinz M, Zeiser R. Anti-PD-1 cancer immunotherapy induces central nervous system immune-related adverse events by microglia activation. Sci Transl Med. 2024 Jun 12;16(751):eadj9672. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adj9672. Epub 2024 Jun 12. PMID: 38865481.
Chen YB, Mohty M, Zeiser R, Teshima T, Jamy O, Maertens J, Purtill D, Chen J, Cao H, Rossiter G, Jansson J, Fløisand Y. Vedolizumab for the prevention of intestinal acute GVHD after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a randomized phase 3 trial. Nat Med. 2024 Jun 6. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-03016-4. Epub ahead of print.
Gallage S, Ali A, Barragan Avila JE, Seymen N, Ramadori P, Joerke V, Zizmare L, Aicher D, Gopalsamy IK, Fong W, Kosla J, Focaccia E, Li X, Yousuf S, Sijmonsma T, Rahbari M, Kommoss KS, Billeter A, Prokosch S, Rothermel U, Mueller F, Hetzer J, Heide D, Schinkel B, Machauer T, Pichler B, Malek NP, Longerich T, Roth S, Rose AJ, Schwenck J, Trautwein C, Karimi MM, Heikenwalder M. A 5:2 intermittent fasting regimen ameliorates NASH and fibrosis and blunts HCC development via hepatic PPARα and PCK1. Cell Metab. 2024 Jun 4;36(6):1371-1393.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.04.015. Epub 2024 May 7.
Vinnakota JM, Biavasco F, Schwabenland M, Chhatbar C, Adams RC, Erny D, Duquesne S, El Khawanky N, Schmidt D, Fetsch V, Zähringer A, Salié H, Athanassopoulos D, Braun LM, Javorniczky NR, Ho JNHG, Kierdorf K, Marks R, Wäsch R, Simonetta F, Andrieux G, Pfeifer D, Monaco G, Capitini C, Fry TJ, Blank T, Blazar BR, Wagner E, Theobald M, Sommer C, Stelljes M, Reicherts C, Jeibmann A, Schittenhelm J, Monoranu CM, Rosenwald A, Kortüm M, Rasche L, Einsele H, Meyer PT, Brumberg J, Völkl S, Mackensen A, Coras R, von Bergwelt-Baildon M, Albert NL, Bartos LM, Brendel M, Holzgreve A, Mack M, Boerries M, Mackall CL, Duyster J, Henneke P, Priller J, Köhler N, Strübing F, Bengsch B, Ruella M, Subklewe M, von Baumgarten L, Gill S, Prinz M, Zeiser R. Targeting TGFβ-activated kinase-1 activation in microglia reduces CAR T immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome. Nat Cancer. 2024 May 13. doi: 10.1038/s43018-024-00764-7. Epub ahead of print.
Kocher D, Cao L, Guiho R, Langhammer M, Lai YL, Becker P, Hamdi H, Friedel D, Selt F, Vonhören D, Zaman J, Valinciute G, Herter S, Picard D, Rettenmeier J, Maass KK, Pajtler KW, Remke M, von Deimling A, Pusch S, Pfister SM, Oehme I, Jones DTW, Halbach S, Brummer T, Martinez-Barbera JP, Witt O, Milde T, Sigaud R. Rebound growth of BRAF mutant pediatric glioma cells after MAPKi withdrawal is associated with MAPK reactivation and secretion of microglia-recruiting cytokines. J Neurooncol. 2024 Apr 17. doi: 10.1007/s11060-024-04672-9. Epub ahead of print.
Vogel A, Murugesan K, Kendre G, Quintanilha JCF, Ross JS, Brummer T, Saborowski A. Association of RNF43 Genetic Alterations With BRAFV600E and MSIhigh in Colorectal Cancer. JCO Precis Oncol. 2024 Feb;8:e2300411. doi: 10.1200/PO.23.00411.
Czech M, Schneider S, Peltokangas N, El Khawanky N, Ghimire S, Andrieux G, Hülsdünker J, Krausz M, Proietti M, Braun LM, Rückert T, Langenbach M, Schmidt D, Martin I, Wenger V, de Vega E, Haring E, Pourjam M, Pfeifer D, Schmitt-Graeff A, Grimbacher B, Aumann K, Kircher B, Tilg H, Raffatellu M, Thiele Orberg E, Häcker G, Duyster J, Köhler N, Holler E, Nachbaur D, Boerries M, Gerner RR, Grün D, Zeiser R. Lipocalin-2 expression identifies an intestinal regulatory neutrophil population during acute graft-versus-host disease. Sci Transl Med. 2024 Feb 21;16(735):eadi1501. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adi1501. Epub 2024 Feb 21.

Märkl F, Schultheiß C, Ali M, Chen SS, Zintchenko M, Egli L, Mietz J, Chijioke O, Paschold L, Spajic S, Holtermann A, Dörr J, Stock S, Zingg A, Läubli H, Piseddu I, Anz D, Minden MD, Zhang T, Nerreter T, Hudecek M, Minguet S, Chiorazzi N, Kobold S, Binder M. Mutation-specific CAR T cells as precision therapy for IGLV3-21R110 expressing high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Nat Commun. 2024 Feb 2;15(1):993. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-45378-w.

Schaffer AM, Fiala GJ, Hils M, Natali E, Babrak L, Herr LA, Romero-Mulero MC, Cabezas-Wallscheid N, Rizzi M, Miho E, Schamel WWA, Minguet S. Kidins220 regulates the development of B cells bearing the λ light chain. Elife. 2024 Jan 25;13:e83943. doi: 10.7554/eLife.83943.

Maas-Bauer K, Köhler N, Stell AV, Zwick M, Acharya S, Rensing-Ehl A, König C, Kroll J, Baker J, Koßmann S, Pradier A, Wang S, Docquier M, Lewis DB, Negrin RS, Simonetta F. Single-cell transcriptomics reveal different maturation stages and sublineage commitment of human thymic invariant natural killer T cells. J Leukoc Biol. 2024 Jan 19;115(2):401-409. doi: 10.1093/jleuko/qiad113.

Villa M, Sanin DE, Apostolova P, Corrado M, Kabat AM, Cristinzio C, Regina A, Carrizo GE, Rana N, Stanczak MA, Baixauli F, Grzes KM, Cupovic J, Solagna F, Hackl A, Globig AM, Hässler F, Puleston DJ, Kelly B, Cabezas-Wallscheid N, Hasselblatt P, Bengsch B, Zeiser R, Sagar, Buescher JM, Pearce EJ, Pearce EL. Prostaglandin E2 controls the metabolic adaptation of T cells to the intestinal microenvironment. Nat Commun. 2024 Jan 11;15(1):451. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-44689-2.