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.
Publications by the Mundlos Lab
Preprints
2025
Reconfiguration of genome-lamina interactions marks the commissioning of limb cell-fates. bioRxiv (2025)
2024
Comparative single-cell analyses reveal evolutionary repurposing of a conserved gene program in bat wing development. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology (2024)
Enhancer adoption by an LTR retrotransposon generates viral-like particles causing developmental limb phenotypes. bioRxiv (2024)
2020
Single-cell sequencing of the human midbrain reveals glial activation and a neuronal state specific to Parkinson’s disease. medRxiv (2020)
2019
Functional dissection of TADs reveals non-essential and instructive roles in regulating gene expression. bioRxiv (2019)
Published
2025
15 (1), Article 3809 (2025)
Complete male-to-female sex reversal in XY mice lacking the miR-17~92 cluster. Nature Communications 44 (4), Article 115546 (2025)
Multi-site investigation of gut microbiota in CDKL5 deficiency disorder mouse models: Targeting dysbiosis to improve neurological outcomes. Cell Reports 32 (4), pp. 598 - 606 (2025)
A transcription coupling model for how enhancers communicate with their target genes. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 26 (1), Article 285 (2025)
Multi-tool copy number detection highlights common body size-associated variants in miniature pig breeds from different geographical regions. BMC Genomics 16 (1), Article 2187 (2025)
Distinct gene regulatory dynamics drive skeletogenic cell fate convergence during vertebrate embryogenesis. Nature Communications 2024
82 (1), Article 4 (2024)
Golgi pH elevation due to loss of V-ATPase subunit V0a2 function correlates with tissue-specific glycosylation changes and globozoospermia. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences 16 (12), Article evae175 (2024)
Expression of random sequences and de novo evolved genes from the mouse in human cells reveals functional diversity and specificity. Genome Biology and Evolution 23 (12), Article e14322 (2024)
Targeting TGF-β signaling, oxidative stress, and cellular senescence rescues osteoporosis in gerodermia osteodysplastica. Aging Cell 31 (12), pp. 1824 - 1837 (2024)
Evolution and function of chromatin domains across the tree of life. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 84 (22), pp. 4267 - 4281 (2024)
Type II topoisomerases shape multi-scale 3D chromatin folding in regions of positive supercoils. Molecular Cell 12, Article 1478757 (2024)
Deciphering transcriptome patterns in porcine mesenchymal stem cells promoting phenotypic maintenance and differentiation by key driver genes. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
DNA methylation shapes the Polycomb landscape during the exit from naive pluripotency. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2024)
5 (4), Article 100352 (2024)
Familial severe skeletal Class II malocclusion with gingival hyperplasia caused by a complex structural rearrangement at the KCNJ2-KCNJ16 locus. HGG Advances: Human Genetics and Genomics Advances 151 (17), Article dev202747 (2024)
Mesenchymal Osr1+ cells regulate embryonic lymphatic vessel formation. Development 30 (6), pp. 3935 - 3950 (2024)
Whole genome sequencing in families with oligodontia. Oral Diseases 121 (32), Article e2322360121 (2024)
Incomplete transcriptional dosage compensation of chicken and platypus sex chromosomes is balanced by post-transcriptional compensation. PNAS 96 (5), pp. 855 - 870 (2024)
Structural Variants at the LMNB1 Locus: Deciphering Pathomechanisms in Autosomal Dominant Adult-Onset Demyelinating Leukodystrophy. Annals of Neurology 14 (1), Article 16302 (2024)
LINE1-mediated epigenetic repression of androgen receptor transcription causes androgen insensitivity syndrome. Scientific Reports 52 (W1), pp. W148 - W158 (2024)
REEV: review, evaluate and explain variants. Nucleic Acids Research 198, Article 106540 (2024)
ALS-associated VRK1 R321C mutation causes proteostatic imbalance and mitochondrial defects in iPSC-derived motor neurons. Neurobiology of Disease 143 (5), pp. 683 - 694 (2024)
Loss-of-function variants affecting the STAGA complex component SUPT7L cause a developmental disorder with generalized lipodystrophy. Human Genetics 47 (5), pp. 798 - 802 (2024)
A Novel Variant in the WRN Gene Detected in a Case of Early-Onset Severe Insulin Resistance Displaying Some but Not All Hallmarks of Progeroid Werner Syndrome. Diabetes Care 15 (1), Article 3380 (2024)
TAD boundary deletion causes PITX2-related cardiac electrical and structural defects. Nature Communications
Conservation of Regulatory Elements with Highly Diverged Sequences Across Large Evolutionary Distances. bioRxiv (2024)
56 (4), pp. 558 - 560 (2024)
Enhancer contacts during embryonic development show diverse interaction modes and modest yet significant increases upon gene activation. Nature Genetics 5 (1), Article 102859 (2024)
Protocol for chromatin accessibility profiling of human endothelial cells cultured under fluid shear stress using ATAC-seq. STAR Protocols
Genome-wide demographic analyses of balaenid whales revealed complex history of gene flow associated with past climate oscillation. bioRxiv (2024)
626 (8001), pp. 1084 - 1093 (2024)
A single-cell time-lapse of mouse prenatal development from gastrula to birth. Nature 111 (2), pp. 338 - 349 (2024)
STIGMA: Single-cell tissue-specific gene prioritization using machine learning. The American Journal of Human Genetics 2023
29 (2), pp. 287 - 296 (2023)
Molecular consequences of PQBP1 deficiency, involved in the X-linked Renpenning syndrome. Molecular Psychiatry 623 (7988), pp. 772 - 781 (2023)
Single-cell, whole-embryo phenotyping of mammalian developmental disorders. Nature 7 (21), pp. 6520 - 6531 (2023)
AML with complex karyotype: extreme genomic complexity revealed by combined long-read sequencing and Hi-C technology. Blood Advances 26 (9), 107405 (2023)
Fluid shear stress-modulated chromatin accessibility reveals the mechano-dependency of endothelial SMAD1/5-mediated gene transcription. iScience 12 (15), 2001 (2023)
Doxorubicin Changes the Spatial Organization of the Genome around Active Promoters. Cells 45, 2300010 (2023)
Disruption of regulatory domains and novel transcripts as disease-causing mechanisms. BioEssays 14, 1184015 (2023)
Altered hair root gene expression profiles highlight calcium signaling and lipid metabolism pathways to be associated with curly hair initiation and maintenance in Mangalitza pigs. Frontiers in Genetics 14 (1), 2034 (2023)
Enhancer hijacking at the ARHGAP36 locus is associated with connective tissue to bone transformation. Nature Communications 14 (1), Article 1475 (2023)
Combinatorial effects on gene expression at the Lbx1/Fgf8 locus resolve Split-Hand/Foot Malformation type 3. Nature Communications 614 (7948), pp. 564 - 571 (2023)
Aberrant phase separation and nucleolar dysfunction in rare genetic diseases. Nature 28 (2), pp. 668 - 697 (2023)
Functional and clinical studies reveal pathophysiological complexity of CLCN4-related neurodevelopmental condition. Molecular Psychiatry 150 (3), Article dev201228 (2023)
Single-cell RNA-based phenotyping reveals a pivotal role of thyroid hormone receptor alpha for hypothalamic development. Development 150 (17), dev201562 (2023)
Induction of kidney-related gene programs through co-option of SALL1 in mole ovotestes. Development 2022
10 (12), 3148 (2022)
Large-Scale Functional Assessment of Genes Involved in Rare Diseases with Intellectual Disabilities Unravels Unique Developmental and Behaviour Profiles in Mouse Models. Biomedicines 13 (1), 6570 (2022)
Systematic analysis and prediction of genes associated with monogenic disorders on human chromosome X. Nature Communications 191 (1), 107, pp. 100 (2022)
A large, ten-generation family with autosomal dominant preaxial polydactyly/triphalangeal thumb: Historical, clinical, genealogical, and molecular studies. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 13 (1), 6470 (2022)
Integration of Hi-C with short and long-read genome sequencing reveals the structure of germline rearranged genomes. Nature Communications
Co-option of the transcription factor SALL1 in mole ovotestis formation. bioRxiv, 514220 (2022)
185 (20), pp. 3689 - 3704 (2022)
Repression and 3D-restructuring resolves regulatory conflicts in evolutionarily rearranged genomes. Cell 24 (9), pp. 1927 - 1940 (2022)
Alternative splicing of BUD13 determines the severity of a developmental disorder with lipodystrophy and progeroid features. GENETICS IN MEDICINE 24 (10), pp. 2187 - 2193 (2022)
Biallelic variants in ADAMTS15 cause a novel form of distal arthrogryposis. GENETICS IN MEDICINE 38, pp. 3871 - 3876 (2022)
ClearCNV: CNV calling from NGS panel data in the presence of ambiguity and noise. Bioinformatics 23, 564 (2022)
Simultaneous testing of rule- and model-based approaches for runs of homozygosity detection opens up a window into genomic footprints of selection in pigs. BMC Genomics 35 (1), ivac159 (2022)
Different ascending aortic phenotypes with similar mutations in two patients with Loeys-Dietz-Syndrome type 2. Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery 107 (7), pp. e3048 - e3057 (2022)
Genetic Diagnostics in Routine Osteological Assessment of Adult Low Bone Mass Disorders. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
Long-read RNA Sequencing Improves the Annotation of the Equine Transcriptome. bioRxiv, 495038 (2022)
2022, 14 (2022)
Cell adhesion and immune response, two main functions altered in the transcriptome of seasonally regressed testes of two mammalian species. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B-Molecular and Developmental Evolution 23 (8), 4369 (2022)
3D Visualization of Human Blood Vascular Networks Using Single-Domain Antibodies Directed against Endothelial Cell-Selective Adhesion Molecule (ESAM). International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 (1), 67 (2022)
TADA – a Machine Learning Tool for Functional Annotation based Prioritisation of Putative Pathogenic CNVs. Genome Biology 15 (3), pp. 421 - 433 (2022)
LRFN5 locus structure is associated with autism and influenced by the sex of the individual and locus conversions. Autism Research 145 (3), pp. 964 - 978 (2022)
Single-cell sequencing of human midbrain reveals glial activation and a Parkinson-specific neuronal state. Brain 67 (7), pp. 405 - 410 (2022)
Xq27.1 palindrome mediated interchromosomal insertion likely causes familial congenital bilateral laryngeal abductor paralysis (Plott syndrome). Journal of Human Genetics 5 (1), 2 (2022)
Electron microscopy analysis of ATP-independent nucleosome unfolding by FACT. Communications Biology 82 (1), pp. 190 - 208 (2022)
Distal and proximal cis-regulatory elements sense X-chromosomal dosage and developmental state at the Xist locus. Molecular Cell 2021
9 (12), 2617 (2021)
Virological and Parasitological Characterization of Mini-LEWE Minipigs Using Improved Screening Methods and an Overview of Data on Various Minipig Breeds. Microorganisms 600 (7890), pp. 731 - 736 (2021)
ecDNA hubs drive cooperative intermolecular oncogene expression. Nature 21 (1), 197 (2021)
Impact of model assumptions on demographic inferences: the case study of two sympatric mouse lemurs in northwestern Madagascar. BMC Ecology and Evolution 140 (10), pp. 1459 - 1469 (2021)
Complete lung agenesis caused by complex genomic rearrangements with neo-TAD formation at the SHH locus. Human Genetics 4 (1), 1084 (2021)
Past environmental changes affected lemur population dynamics prior to human impact in Madagascar. Communications Biology 108 (9), pp. 1725 - 1734 (2021)
Position effects at the FGF8 locus are associated with femoral hypoplasia. The American Journal of Human Genetics 12 (7), 1065 (2021)
An FGA Frameshift Variant Associated with Afibrinogenemia in Dachshunds. Genes 108 (5), pp. 857 - 873 (2021)
Variants in the degron of AFF3 are associated with intellectual disability, mesomelic dysplasia, horseshoe kidney, and epileptic encephalopathy. The American Journal of Human Genetics 113 (7), pp. 546 - 559 (2021)
Single-cell profiling for advancing birth defects research and prevention. Birth Defects Research 592 (7852), pp. 93 - 98 (2021)
Non-coding deletions identify Maenli lncRNA as a limb-specific En1 regulator. Nature 118 (2), e2014481118 (2021)
A CRISPR-Cas9-engineered mouse model for GPI-anchor deficiency mirrors human phenotypes and exhibits hippocampal synaptic dysfunctions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 23 (4), pp. 661 - 668 (2021)
Biallelic UBE4A loss-of-function variants cause intellectual disability and global developmental delay. GENETICS IN MEDICINE 22 (1), 1 (2021)
De novo ZIC2 frameshift variant associated with frontonasal dysplasia in a Limousin calf. BMC Genomics 99 (1), pp. 187 - 192 (2021)
Comprehensive genotype‐phenotype correlation in AP‐4 deficiency syndrome; Adding data from a large cohort of Iranian patients. Clinical Genetics: an international journal of genetics in medicine 53 (1), pp. 51 - 59 (2021)
Hanoverian F/W-line contributes to segregation of Warmblood fragile foal syndrome type 1 variant PLOD1:c.2032G>A in Warmblood horses. Equine Veterinary Journal 2020
2020, 10: 22142 (2020)
Tracing selection signatures in the pig genome gives evidence for selective pressures on a unique curly hair phenotype in Mangalitza. Scientific Reports 11 (1), 5823 (2020)
Enhancer hijacking determines extrachromosomal circular MYCN amplicon architecture in neuroblastoma. Nature Communications 370 (6518), eaba7721 (2020)
A human cell atlas of fetal gene expression. Science 98 (5), pp. 507 - 514 (2020)
Novel pathogenic EIF2S3 missense variants causing clinically variable MEHMO syndrome with impaired eIF2γ translational function, and literature review. Clinical Genetics: an international journal of genetics in medicine 22 (10), e19263 (2020)
Efficiency of Computer-Aided Facial Phenotyping (DeepGestalt) in Individuals With and Without a Genetic Syndrome: Diagnostic Accuracy Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) 370 (6513), pp. 208 - 214 (2020)
The mole genome reveals regulatory rearrangements associated with adaptive intersexuality. Science 48 (17), pp. 9804 - 9821 (2020)
A missense mutation in the CSTF2 gene that impairs the function of the RNA recognition motif and causes defects in 3' end processing is associated with intellectual disability in humans. Nucleic Acids Research (London) 182 (9), pp. 2068 - 2076 (2020)
Variable pulmonary manifestations in Chitayat syndrome: Six additional affected individuals. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 8 (10), e1418 (2020)
Whole genome sequencing identifies a duplicated region encompassing Xq13.2q13.3 in a large Iranian family with intellectual disability. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine 106 (6), pp. 872 - 884 (2020)
Hi-C Identifies Complex Genomic Rearrangements and TAD-Shuffling in Developmental Diseases. The American Journal of Human Genetics 181 (5), pp. 1062 - 1079 (2020)
Unblending of Transcriptional Condensates in Human Repeat Expansion Disease. Cell 61, pp. 1 - 8 (2020)
The role of 3D chromatin domains in gene regulation: a multi-facetted view on genome organization. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development 2019
9 (1), 19063 (2019)
Altered microRNA and target gene expression related to Tetralogy of Fallot. Scientific Reports 17 (12), e3000557 (2019)
BMPR2 acts as a gatekeeper to protect endothelial cells from increased TGFβ responses and altered cell mechanics. PLoS Biology 40 (12), pp. 2270 - 2285 (2019)
Deleterious de novo variants of X‐linked ZC4H2 in females cause a variable phenotype with neurogenic arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. Human Mutation 20 (1), 227 (2019)
CRUP: a comprehensive framework to predict condition-specific regulatory units. Genome Biology: Biology for the Post-Genomic Era 24 (11), pp. 1748 - 1768 (2019)
Pathogenic variants in E3 ubiquitin ligase RLIM/RNF12 lead to a syndromic X-linked intellectual disability and behavior disorder. Molecular Psychiatry 51 (8), pp. 1263 - 1271 (2019)
Functional dissection of the Sox9-Kcnj2 locus identifies nonessential and instructive roles of TAD architecture. Nature Genetics 40 (8), pp. 1057 - 1062 (2019)
Multigenic truncation of the semaphorin-plexin pathway by a germline chromothriptic rearrangement associated with Moebius syndrome. Human Mutation 9 (1), Article 10730 (2019)
TAF1, associated with intellectual disability in humans, is essential for embryogenesis and regulates neurodevelopmental processes in zebrafish. Scientific Reports 24 (7), pp. 1027 - 1039 (2019)
Genetics of intellectual disability in consanguineous families. Molecular Psychiatry