Publications
The following publications were published exclusively under the affiliation of the Max Planck Society. For publications by the principal investigator outside of the Max Planck Society, see the links on the lower left.
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2025
Epigenetic regulation in extraembryonic lineage formation. Dissertation (2025)
HELLS is required for maintaining proper DNA modification at human satellite repeats. Genome Biology (26) (2025)
Direct genetic transformation bypasses tumor-associated DNA methylation alterations. Genome Biology (26) (2025)
Bivalent chromatin instructs lineage specification during hematopoiesis. Cell (2025)
Genomic map of the functionally extinct northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122 (20) (2025)
Uncovering regulatory principles of mammalian methylomes. Dissertation (2025)
Investigating the role of chromatin regulators in genome function. Dissertation, xv, 249 pp. (2025)
DNA methylation in mammalian development and disease. Nature Reviews Genetics 26 (1), pp. 7 - 30 (2025)
2024
X-linked deletion of Crossfirre, Firre, and Dxz4 in vivo uncovers diverse phenotypes and combinatorial effects on autosomes. Nature Communications 15 (1), Article 10631 (2024)
TET activity safeguards pluripotency throughout embryonic dormancy. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 31 (10), pp. 1625 - 1639 (2024)
Cohesin-mediated 3D contacts tune enhancer-promoter regulation. bioRxiv (2024)
Extraembryonic gut endoderm cells undergo programmed cell death during development. Nature Cell Biology 26 (6), pp. 868 - 877 (2024)
Reconstructing axial progenitor field dynamics in mouse stem cell-derived embryoids. Developmental Cell 59 (12), pp. 1489 - 1505 (2024)
Basal delamination during mouse gastrulation primes pluripotent cells for differentiation. Developmental Cell 59 (10), pp. 1252 - 1268 (2024)
Investigation of DNA methylation heterogeneity in cancer. Dissertation, xix, 198 pp pp. (2024)
Lambda3: homology search for protein, nucleotide, and bisulfite-converted sequences. Bioinformatics 40 (3), Article btae097 (2024)
Investigation of DNA methylation turnover in pluripotency and early differentiation. Dissertation, 146 Seiten pp. (2024)
KDM4C histone demethylase connects redox balance to chromatin remodeling via histone H3 tail clipping. AACR Special Conference on Cancer Research - Advances in Breast Cancer Research, San Diego, CA, October 19, 2023 - October 22, 2023. Cancer Research 84 (Suppl. 1), Article B008, (2024)
2023
AML with complex karyotype: extreme genomic complexity revealed by combined long-read sequencing and Hi-C technology. Blood Advances 7 (21), pp. 6520 - 6531 (2023)
GATA transcription factors drive initial Xist upregulation after fertilization through direct activation of long-range enhancers. Nature Cell Biology 25 (11), pp. 1704 - 1715 (2023)
H3K36 methylation maintains cell identity by regulating opposing lineage programmes. Nature Cell Biology 25, pp. 1121 - 1134 (2023)
Spatiotemporal transcriptomic maps of whole mouse embryos at the onset of organogenesis. Nature Genetics 55 (7), pp. 1176 - 1185 (2023)
DNA hypomethylation silences anti-tumor immune genes in early prostate cancer and CTCs. Cell 186 (13), pp. 2765 - 2782 (2023)
Spatiotemporal architecture of mouse embryogenesis at single-cell resolution. Dissertation, xvi, 124 pp. (2023)
Reacquisition and maintenance of pluripotency. Dissertation, xvi, 123 pp. (2023)
Dynamic antagonism between key repressive pathways maintains the placental epigenome. Nature Cell Biology 25 (4), pp. 579 - 591 (2023)
T-REX17 is a transiently expressed non-coding RNA essential for human endoderm formation. eLife 12, Article e83077 (2023)
JAK-STAT signaling in inflammatory breast cancer enables chemotherapy-resistant cell states. Cancer research: an official organ of the American Association for Cancer Research 83 (2), pp. 264 - 284 (2023)
Dissecting structural and biochemical features of DNA methyltransferase 1. Dissertation, xix, 195 pp. (2023)
2022
Molecular map of chronic lymphocytic leukemia and its impact on outcome. Nature Genetics 54, pp. 1664 - 1674 (2022)
INTRAEPIGLIOM - RAPID SEQUENCING-BASED DIAGNOSIS OF BRAIN TUMORS. 27th Annual Scientific Meeting and Education Day of the Society-for-Neuro-Oncology (SNO), Tampa, FL, November 16, 2022 - November 20, 2022. Neuro-Oncology: official journal of the World Federation of Neuro-Oncology 24, Suppl. 7 Ed., pp. 160 - 161 (2022)
Dissecting the epigenetic regulation of the placental methylome. Dissertation, v, 142 Seiten pp. (2022)
Repression and 3D-restructuring resolves regulatory conflicts in evolutionarily rearranged genomes. Cell 185 (20), pp. 3689 - 3704 (2022)
Study of the human SOX17 locus and its genetic determinants in definitive endoderm. Dissertation, XII, 167 Seiten pp. (2022)
Hijacking of transcriptional condensates by endogenous retroviruses. Nature Genetics 54 (8), pp. 1238 - 1247 (2022)
Temporally divergent regulatory mechanisms govern neuronal diversification and maturation in the mouse and marmoset neocortex. Nature Neuroscience 25 (8), pp. 1049 - 1058 (2022)
Single-cell technologies: a new lens into epigenetic regulation in development. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 76, 101947 (2022)
Generation and molecular characterization of mouse embryonic stem cells derived Trunk-Like Structures. Dissertation, IX, 168 pp. (2022)
DNA methylation: a historical perspective. Trends in Genetics 38 (7), pp. 676 - 707 (2022)
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia displays a distinct highly methylated genome. Nature Cancer 3 (6), pp. 768 - 782 (2022)
Emergence and patterning dynamics of mouse-definitive endoderm. iScience 25 (1), 103556 (2022)
Systematic profiling of DNMT3A variants reveals protein instability mediated by the DCAF8 E3 ubiquitin ligase adaptor. Cancer Discovery 12 (1), pp. 220 - 235 (2022)
2021
Activation of Notch and Myc Signaling via B-cell-Restricted Depletion of Dnmt3a Generates a Consistent Murine Model of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. Cancer Research 81 (24), pp. 6117 - 6130 (2021)
Genome Analysis Methods using Long Read Nanopore Sequencing. Dissertation, xiv, 105 pp. (2021)
Dissecting the embryonic and extraembryonic requirements for DNA methylation in mice. Dissertation, xviii, 214 pp. (2021)
Chromatin-state barriers enforce an irreversible mammalian cell fate decision. Cell Reports 37 (6), 109967 (2021)
Diverse epigenetic mechanisms maintain parental imprints within the embryonic and extraembryonic lineages. Developmental Cell 56 (21), pp. 2995 - 3005 (2021)
RLM: Fast and simplified extraction of Read-Level Methylation metrics from bisulfite sequencing data. Bioinformatics 37 (21), pp. 3934 - 3935 (2021)
Smart-RRBS for single-cell methylome and transcriptome analysis. Nature Protocols 16, pp. 4004 - 4030 (2021)
Dissecting dual roles of MyoD during lineage conversion to mature myocytes and myogenic stem cells. Genes and Development 35 (17-18), pp. 1209 - 1228 (2021)
Topological isolation of developmental regulators in mammalian genomes. Nature Communications 12 (1), Article 4897 (2021)
Dnmt1 has de novo activity targeted to transposable elements. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology 28 (7), pp. 594 - 603 (2021)
Generation of Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cell-derived Trunk-like Structures: An in vitro Model of Post-implantation Embryogenesis. Bio-protocol 11 (11), e4042 (2021)
Cell-specific transcriptional control of mitochondrial metabolism by TIF1γ drives erythropoiesis. Science 372 (6543), pp. 716 - 721 (2021)
Discovery of candidate DNA methylation cancer driver genes. Cancer Discovery 11 (9), pp. 2266 - 2281 (2021)
The consequences of DNA methylation maintenance deficiency in human Embryonic Stem Cells. Dissertation, 159 Seiten, 15 ungezählte Seiten pp. (2021)
Pre-neoplastic alterations define CLL DNA methylome and persist through disease progression and therapy. Blood Cancer Discovery 2 (1), pp. 54 - 69 (2021)
2020
Mouse embryonic stem cells self-organize into trunk-like structures with neural tube and somites. Science 370 (6522), eaba4937 (2020)
iPSC differentiating into renal proximal tubular cells are vulnerable to oxidative stress. 27th Annual Conference of the Society-for-Redox-Biology-and-Medicine (SfRBM) (Virtual meeting), November 18, 2020 - November 20, 2020. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 159, pp. S109 - S110 (2020)
Integration of Hi-C and Nanopore Sequencing for Structural Variant Analysis in AML with a Complex Karyotype: (Chromothripsis)². 62nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Virtual meeting), December 05, 2020 - December 08, 2020. Blood 136, Article 28, (2020)
The CLL-1100 Project: Towards Complete Genomic Characterization and Improved Prognostics for CLL. 62nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American-Society-of-Hematology (ASH) (Virtual meeting), December 05, 2020 - December 08, 2020. Blood 136, Article 3, (2020)
Robust Discovery of Candidate DNA Methylation Cancer Drivers. 62nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) (Virtual meeting), December 05, 2020 - December 08, 2020. Blood 136, pp. 33 - 34 (2020)
The road ahead in genetics and genomics. Nature Reviews Genetics 21 (10), pp. 581 - 596 (2020)
Epigenetic regulator function through mouse gastrulation. Nature 584 (7819), pp. 102 - 108 (2020)
TETs compete with DNMT3 activity in pluripotent cells at thousands of methylated somatic enhancers. Nature Genetics 52 (8), pp. 819 - 827 (2020)
Transcriptional regulation of mitochondrial metabolism by TIF1γ drives erythroid progenitor differentiation. 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the ISEH - International Society for Experimental Hematology (Virtual Meeting), New York City, USA, August 19, 2020 - August 21, 2020. Experimental Hematology 88, S35, (2020)
Perspectives on ENCODE. Nature 583, pp. 693 - 698 (2020)
Identification of distinct loci for de novo DNA methylation by DNMT3A and DNMT3B during mammalian development. Nature Communications 11, 3199 (2020)
Unblending of Transcriptional Condensates in Human Repeat Expansion Disease. Cell 181 (5), pp. 1062 - 1079 (2020)
Netrin-1 promotes naive pluripotency through Neo1 and Unc5b co-regulation of Wnt and MAPK signalling. Nature Cell Biology 22 (4), pp. 389 - 400 (2020)
Differential DNA methylation of vocal and facial anatomy genes in modern humans. Nature Communications 11, 1189 (2020)
Circadian Entrainment Triggers Maturation of Human In Vitro Islets. Cell Stem Cell 26 (1), pp. 108 - 122 (2020)
2019
Analysis of short tandem repeat expansions and their methylation state with nanopore sequencing. Nature Biotechnology 37 (12), pp. 1478 - 1481 (2019)
Author Correction: LKB1 loss links serine metabolism to DNA methylation and tumorigenesis. Nature 575 (7783), E5 (2019)
In vivo Firre and Dxz4 deletion elucidates roles for autosomal gene regulation. eLife 8, e47214 (2019)
Deciphering the Role of Locally Disordered DNA Methylation on CLL Development In Vivo. Blood 134 (Suppl. 1), p. 1737 - 1737 (2019)
The RNA Helicase DDX6 Controls Cellular Plasticity by Modulating P-Body Homeostasis. Cell Stem Cell 25 (5), pp. 622 - 638 (2019)
Inducible histone K-to-M mutations are dynamic tools to probe the physiological role of site-specific histone methylation in vitro and in vivo. Nature Cell Biology 21 (11), pp. 1449 - 1461 (2019)
Differential regulation of OCT4 targets facilitates reacquisition of pluripotency. Nature Communications 10, 4444 (2019)
Loss of DNA methyltransferase activity in primed human ES cells triggers increased cell-cell variability and transcriptional repression. Development 146 (19), dev174722 (2019)
Activation of neuronal genes via LINE-1 elements upon global DNA demethylation in human neural progenitors. Nature Communications 10, 3182 (2019)
Nanopype: A modular and scalable nanopore data processing pipeline. Bioinformatics 35 (22), pp. 4770 - 4772 (2019)
Cross-Regulation between TDP-43 and Paraspeckles Promotes Pluripotency-Differentiation Transition. Molecular Cell 74 (5), pp. 951 - 965 (2019)
Molecular recording of mammalian Embryogenesis. Nature 570 (7759), pp. 77 - 82 (2019)
Epigenetic evolution and lineage histories of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Nature 569 (7757), pp. 576 - 580 (2019)
Corrupted coordination of epigenetic modifications leads to diverging chromatin states and transcriptional heterogeneity in CLL. Nature Communications 10 (1), 1874 (2019)
KDM5 Histone Demethylase Activity Links Cellular Transcriptomic Heterogeneity to Therapeutic Resistance. Cancer Cell 35 (2), pp. 330 - 332 (2019)
Epigenome-wide study uncovers large-scale changes in histone acetylation driven by tau pathology in aging and Alzheimer's human brains. Nature Neuroscience 22 (1), pp. 37 - 46 (2019)
2018
Targets and genomic constraints of ectopic Dnmt3b expression. eLife 7, e40757 (2018)
Comparative genomic analysis of embryonic, lineage-converted and stem cell-derived motor neurons. Development 145 (22), pii: dev168617 (2018)
Paying PIs from grants blocks talent and diversity. Nature 563 (7731), p. 325 (2018)
Chromatin-dependent allosteric regulation of DNMT3A activity by MeCP2. Nucleic Acids Research (London) 46 (17), pp. 9044 - 9056 (2018)
Aligning Single-Cell Developmental and Reprogramming Trajectories Identifies Molecular Determinants of Myogenic Reprogramming Outcome. Cell Systems 7 (3), pp. 258 - 268 (2018)
Reduced MEK inhibition preserves genomic stability in naive human embryonic stem cells. Nature methods 15 (9), pp. 732 - 740 (2018)
Prospective Isolation of Poised iPSC Intermediates Reveals Principles of Cellular Reprogramming. Cell Stem Cell 23 (2), pp. 289 - 305 (2018)
Combining NGN2 Programming with Developmental Patterning Generates Human Excitatory Neurons with NMDAR-Mediated Synaptic Transmission. Cell Reports 23 (8), pp. 2509 - 2523 (2018)
X Chromosome Dosage Influences DNA Methylation Dynamics during Reprogramming to Mouse iPSCs. Stem Cell Reports 10 (5), pp. 1537 - 1550 (2018)
Cancer-Germline Antigen Expression Discriminates Clinical Outcome to CTLA-4 Blockade. Cell 173 (3), pp. 624 - 633 (2018)
A CLK3-HMGA2 Alternative Splicing Axis Impacts Human Hematopoietic Stem Cell Molecular Identity throughout Development. Cell Stem Cell 22 (4), pp. 575 - 588 (2018)