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Visualizing neutrophils in context

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Neutrophils are key mediators of the immune response, engaging in both local and systemic communication. They interact with neighbouring cells and distant immune compartments, influencing their lifespan, functional state, and activation. This crosstalk involves diverse molecular classes, including lipids, metabolites, nucleic acids, and peptides and their respective receptors. In the first funding period, we have established a platform that facilitates the analysis of neutrophils in their habitat using state of the art Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation Mass Spectrometry Imaging (MALDI-MSI) for the analysis of lipids and multiplex microscopyIn the second funding period, we
will advance in situ molecular profiling of neutrophils and their microenvironment using MALDI-MSI to include metabolites and signalling molecules. Multiplex microscopy is extended to multiplex RNA analysis via FISH. Both spatial methods are complemented by Deep Visual Proteomics (DVP), using laser microdissection combined with low-input liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS) of tissue-derived neutrophils and areas. Finally, we implement single-cell lipidomic and proteomic analyses of both circulating and tissue-resident neutrophils. Thus, this central project provides state-of-the-art imaging modalities and serves as a platform to visualize and analyse context-dependent neutrophil biology.

Team

Publications

Divergent Granulopoiesis at Extramedullary Sites Safeguards Antibacterial Host Defense

Silvestre-Roig, C.; Chevre, R.; Farjia, M.; Bender, A.; Vöcking, L. M.; Richter, M.; Hageb, A.; Suerdieck, V.; Arenas Cerro, F. J.; Braster, Q.; Guzman, M.; Sintes, J.; Sharma, S.; Lemnitzer, P.; Tulotta, C.; Börgeling, Y.; Herrero-Cervera, A.; Flueter, H.; Reinartz Groba, S. N.; Ahern, D.; Osei-Sarpong, C.; Zimmer, R.; Alonso-Gonzalez, N.; Ortega, E.; Lienenklaus, S.; Kalinke, U.; Ludwig, S.; Engel, D. R.; Rosenbauer, F.; Monaco, C.; Dersch, P.; Kibler, A.; Cerutti, A.; Chavakis, T.; Benedito, R.; Hidalgo, A.; Jablonska, J.; Palomino-Segura, M.; Soehnlein, O.

2026 Sci Immunol

Mutations in VPS18 Lead to a Neutrophil Maturation Defect Associated with Disturbed Vesicle Homeostasis

Gao, J.; Bader, A.; Linder, M. I.; Cheng, J.; Richter, M.; Da Costa, R.; Zehrer, A.; Mitt, K.; Popper, B.; Meissner, F.; Wei, X.; De Vega Gómez, E.; Tatematsu, M.; Rohlfs, M.; Frenz-Wiessner, S.; Kiziltug, M.; Somekh, I.; Yacobovich, J.; Steinberg-Shemer, O.; Somech, R.; Soehnlein, O.; Schmid, B.; Klein, C.; Walzog, B.; Maier-Begandt, D.

2026 Cell Death Dis

The Nuclear Receptor NR4A1 Serves as a Neutrophil-Intrinsic Regulator Mitigating Stroke Severity

Strecker, J.-K.; Schmidt, Y.; Liebmann, M.; Walter, C.; Roth, S.; Aleth, H.; Börsch, A.-L.; Schmidt-Pogoda, A.; Beuker, C.; Yusuf, A. M.; Revenstorff, J.; Osei-Sarpong, C.; Krafft, L.; Schwarze, A.-S.; Heming, M.; Richter, M.; Kuhlmann, T.; Hucke, S.; Heming, J.-N.; Hansen, U.; Hagemann, N.; Bader, A.; Gao, J.; Walzog, B.; Maier-Begandt, D.; Chevre, R.; Hanschmann, E.-M.; Lücke, M.; Sommer, C.; Hermann, D. M.; Roth, J.; Thomas, C.; Meyer Zu Hörste, G.; Gunzer, M.; Vogl, T.; Zarbock, A.; Rosenbauer, F.; Silvestre-Roig, C.; Söhnlein, O.; Klotz, L.; Minnerup, J.

2025 bioRxiv

Architecture of the Neutrophil Compartment

Cerezo-Wallis, D.; Rubio-Ponce, A.; Richter, M.; Pitino, E.; Kwok, I.; Marteletto, G.; Guanolema-Coba, A. C.; Shih, C.; Huang, R.-K.; Moraga, A.; Bravo, N. B.; Doré, S.; Callejas, S.; Aragonés, D. G.; Jiménez-Carretero, D.; Martin, D.; Ovadia, S.; Vicanolo, T.; Crainiciuc, G.; Sicilia, J.; Deng, T.; Martin, A.; Zhang, J.; Cuartero, M. I.; Giraldo, D. M.; Garcia-Culebras, A.; Aroca-Crevillen, A.; Martín-Salamanca, S.; Torroja, C.; Ruiz, M.; Ruano, I.; Ng, M. S. F.; Hou, J.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, M.; Pu, J.; Herruzo, A.; Van Oordt, D. C.; Chang, S.; Downie, A. E.; Chen, F.; Graham, A. L.; Gause, W. C.; Fiset, P. O.; Spicer, J. D.; Heyn, H.; Zuriaga, M. A.; Bernal, J. A.; Udalova, I. A.; Moro, M. A.; De Bock, K.; Dopazo, A.; Fuster, J. J.; Sánchez-Cabo, F.; Nieto, J. C.; Calvo, G. F.; Skokowa, J.; Soehnlein, O.; Quail, D. F.; Walsh, L. A.; Ng, L. G.; Hidalgo, A.; Ballesteros, I.

2025 Nature

Maladaptive Emergency Granulopoiesis Predicts Poor Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Decompensated Cirrhosis

Aguilar, F.; Lozano, J. J.; Clària, J.; Groba, S. N. R.; Richter, M.; Jiménez-Gracia, L.; Grange, P. de la; Jolly, A.; Praktiknjo, M.; Sánchez-Garrido, C.; Raposo, E. M. U.; García-Torre, B.; Laleman, W.; Gómez-Cabrero, D.; Palomino-Echeverria, S.; Iglesias, E. H.; Farias, A. Q.; Marciano, S.; Caraceni, P.; Trebicka, J.; Cerutti, A.; Arroyo, V.; Heyn, H.; Nieto, J. C.; Soehnlein, O.; Rautou, P.-E.; Moreau, R.; on behalf of the DECISION Consortium.

2025 J Hepatol

Effect of Long-Term Mediterranean versus Low-Fat Diet on Neutrophil Count, and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Remission in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease: Results from the CORDIOPREV Study

Boughanem, H.; Gutierrez-Mariscal, F. M.; Arenas-de Larriva, A. P.; Torres-Peña, J. D.; Romero-Cabrera, J. L.; Rangel-Zuñiga, O. A.; García-Fernández, H.; Podadera-Herreros, A.; Rodríguez-Cantalejo, F.; Soehnlein, O.; Macias-Gonzalez, M.; Tinahones, F. J.; Yubero Serrano, E. M.; Perez-Martinez, P.; Delgado-Lista, J.; López-Miranda, J.

2025 Nutr Diabetes

Multiomic Analysis Uncovers a Continuous Spectrum of Differentiation and Wnt-MDK-Driven Immune Evasion in Hepatoblastoma

Münter, D.; de Faria, F. W.; Richter, M.; Aranda-Pardos, I.; Hotfilder, M.; Walter, C.; Paga, E.; Inserte, C.; Albert, T. K.; Roy, R.; Rahman, S.; Riedel, N. C.; Müller, V.; Pascher, A.; Wiebe, K.; Schmid, I.; Vokuhl, C.; Winkler, B.; Jüttner, E.; Vieth, S.; Mücke, U.; Kluiver, T. A.; Peng, W. C.; Rossig, C.; Schlué, J.; Madadi-Sanjani, O.; Sandmann, S.; Hartmann, W.; A-Gonzalez, N.; Soehnlein, O.; Kerl, K.

2025 J Hepatol

Stroke and Myocardial Infarction Induce Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Release Disrupting Lymphoid Organ Structure and Immunoglobulin Secretion

Tuz, A. A.; Ghosh, S.; Karsch, L.; Ttoouli, D.; Sata, S. P.; Ulusoy, Ö.; Kraus, A.; Hoerenbaum, N.; Wolf, J.-N.; Lohmann, S.; Zwirnlein, F.; Kaygusuz, V.; Lakovic, V.; Tummes, H.-L.; Beer, A.; Gallert, M.; Thiebes, S.; Qefalia, A.; Cibir, Z.; Antler, M.; Korste, S.; Haj Yehia, E.; Michel, L.; Rassaf, T.; Kaltwasser, B.; Abdelrahman, H.; Mohamud Yusuf, A.; Wang, C.; Yin, D.; Haeusler, L.; Lueong, S.; Richter, M.; Engel, D. R.; Stenzel, M.; Soehnlein, O.; Frank, B.; Solo-Nomenjanahary, M.; Ho-Tin-Noé, B.; Siveke, J. T.; Totzeck, M.; Hoffmann, D.; Grüneboom, A.; Hagemann, N.; Hasenberg, A.; Desilles, J.-P.; Mazighi, M.; Sickmann, A.; Chen, J.; Hermann, D. M.; Gunzer, M.; Singh, V.

2024 Nat Cardiovasc Res

Comparative transcriptomic and proteomic signature of lung alveolar macrophages reveals the integrin CD11b as a regulatory hub during pneumococcal pneumonia infection

Zec, K.; Thiebes, S.; Bottek, J.; Siemes, D.; Spangenberg, P.; Trieu, D. V.; Kirstein, N.; Subramaniam, N.; Christ, R.; Klein, D.; Jendrossek, V.; Loose, M.; Wagenlehner, F.; Jablonska, J.; Bracht, T.; Sitek, B.; Budeus, B.; Klein-Hitpass, L.; Theegarten, D.; Shevchuk, O.; Engel, D. R.

2023 Front Immunol

The RNA editor ADAR2 promotes immune cell trafficking by enhancing endothelial responses to interleukin-6 during sterile inflammation

Gatsiou, A.; Tual-Chalot, S.; Napoli, M.; Ortega-Gomez, A.; Regen, T.; Badolia, R.; Cesarini, V.; Garcia-Gonzalez, C.; Chevre, R.; Ciliberti, G.; Silvestre-Roig, C.; Martini, M.; Hoffmann, J.; Hamouche, R.; Visker, J. R.; Diakos, N.; Wietelmann, A.; Silvestris, D. A.; Georgiopoulos, G.; Moshfegh, A.; Schneider, A.; Chen, W.; Guenther, S.; Backs, J.; Kwak, S.; Selzman, C. H.; Stamatelopoulos, K.; Rose-John, S.; Trautwein, C.; Spyridopoulos, I.; Braun, T.; Waisman, A.; Gallo, A.; Drakos, S. G.; Dimmeler, S.; Sperandio, M.; Soehnlein, O.; Stellos, K.

2023 Immunity

Rapid and Fully Automated Blood Vasculature Analysis in 3D Light-Sheet Image Volumes of Different Organs

Spangenberg, P.; Hagemann, N.; Squire, A.; Förster, N.; Krauß, S. D.; Qi, Y.; Yusuf, A. M.; Wang, J.; Grüneboom, A.; Kowitz, L.; Korste, S.; Totzeck, M.; Cibir, Z.; Tuz, A. A.; Singh, V.; Siemes, D.; Struensee, L.; Engel, D. R.; Ludewig, P.; Nascentes Melo, L. M.; Helfrich, I.; Chen, J.; Gunzer, M.; Hermann, D. M.; Mosig, A. 

2023 Cell Reports Methods