Publications

Hefter, V., Mayer-Lambertz, S., Orfanos, Z., Mehl, J., Lepenies, B., & Keller, C. (2026). Orientia tsutsugamushi binds to multiple C-type lectin receptors. Infection and Immunity, Article e0049725. https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.00497-25
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Neu, C. T., Görig, S. C., Christl, A.-M., Schuberth, H.-J., Petzl, W., & Lepenies, B. (2026). C-Type lectin receptor-mediated training in bovine monocytes and macrophages. In R. Cermak, F. Edlich, H. Pfannkuche, M. Pfannkuche, & R. Rackwitz (Eds.), Proceedings zur Tagung der DVG-Fachgruppe „Physiologie und Biochemie“: 11. – 13. März 2026, Leipzig. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:15-qucosa2-1024151
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Agac, A. (2025). Host restriction factors in respiratory syncytial virus infection. https://elib.tiho-hannover.de/receive/tiho_mods_00014751
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Ameen, M. K., Stoff, M., Pavasutthipaisit, S., Ebbecke, T. M., Ciurkiewicz, M., Störk, T., Ruland, J., Lepenies, B., & Beineke, A. (2025). CLEC12A signaling represses protective immune responses and contributes to hippocampal pathology in neurotropic picornavirus infection. Scientific Reports, 15, Article 39354. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-27365-3
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Blot, L., Bzioueche, H., Heim, M., Cheli, Y., Sormani, L., Verhoeyen, E., Stella, A., Burlet-Schiltz, O., Rocchi, S., Larue, L., Rombouts, Y., Lepenies, B., Passeron, T., & Tulic, M. K. (2025). CLEC12B regulates melanocyte immunity and homeostasis in the skin through the signal transducer and activator of transcription 1/IRF1 axis. The Journal of Investigative Dermatology: Official Journal of the Society for Investigative Dermatology and the European Society for Dermatological Research, 145(8), 2007–2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2024.11.016
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Görig, S. C., Gün, Y., Lindenwald, D. L., Meens, J., Schuberth, H.-J., & Lepenies, B. (2025). Screening for C-type lectin receptor (CLR)/bacteria interactions using a bovine CLR-Fc fusion protein library reveals recognition of Pasteurella multocida B:2 by MICL. Developmental and Comparative Immunology: DCI, 172, Article 105474. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2025.105474
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Kinder, C. S., Stegmann, F., Stoff, M., Gerhauser, I., Geffers, R., Lepenies, B., & Beineke, A. (2025). The role of β-glucan-induced trained immunity in shaping immune responses and neuropathology during viral encephalitis. In 18th Graduate School Day: 21 November 2025 : abstract book (ZSN T 05). Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover.
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Linnemann, L., Antwi-Ekwuruke, J., Gnanapragassam, V., Bang, C., Rühlemann, M., Ruland, J., Hartmann, W., Heepmann, L., Dörken, S., Yunus, S. M., Viebrock, B., Schlosser, A., Lepenies, B., & Breloer, M. (2025). The C-type lectin receptor MINCLE interferes with eosinophil function and protective intestinal immunity in Strongyloides ratti-infected mice. Mucosal Immunology: Official Journal of the Society for Mucosal Immunology, 18(1), 220–231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mucimm.2024.11.005
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Wannemacher, R., Stegmann, F., Eikelberg, D., Bühler, M., Li, D., Kohale, S. K., Asawapattanakul, T., Ebbecke, T., Raulf, M.-K., Baumgärtner, W., Lepenies, B., & Gerhauser, I. (2025). Infection of a β-galactosidase-deficient mouse strain with Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus reveals limited immunological dysregulations in this lysosomal storage disease. Frontiers in Immunology, 16, Article 1467207. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1467207
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Fischer, S., Zilkenat, S., Rosse, M., Schulze, T. J., Seltsam, A., Handke, W., Lepenies, B., & Gravemann, U. (2024). Dose-dependent inactivation of Plasmodium falciparum in red blood cell concentrates by treatment with short-wavelength ultraviolet light. Vox Sanguinis: International Journal of Transfusion Medicine ; Official Journal of the International Society of Blood Transfusion, 119(10), 1082–1089. https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13714
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