Sprenger M, Brunke S, Hube B, Kasper L (2021) A TRP1-marker-based system for gene complementation, overexpression, reporter gene expression, and gene modification in Candida glabrata. FEMS Yeast Res 20(8), foaa066. Details PubMed Open Access PDF

Sprenger M, Hartung TS, Allert S, Wisgott S, Niemiec MJ, Graf K, Jacobsen ID, Kasper L, Hube B (2021) Fungal biotin homeostasis is essential for immune evasion after macrophage phagocytosis and virulence. Cell Microbiol 22(7), e13197. Details PubMed Open Access PDF

Austermeier S, Kasper L, Westman J, Gresnigt MS (2020) I want to break free - macrophage strategies to recognize and kill Candida albicans, and fungal counter-strategies to escape. Curr Opin Microbiol 58, 15-23. Details PubMed

König A, Hube B, Kasper L (2020) The dual Function of the fungal toxin candidalysin during Candida albicans-macrophage interaction and virulence. Toxins 12(8), 469. Details PubMed Open Access PDF

Westman J, Walpole GFW, Kasper L, Xue BY, Elshafee O, Hube B, Grinstein S (2020) Lysosome fusion maintains phagosome integrity during fungal infection. Cell Host Microbe 28(6), 798-812. Details PubMed Open Access PDF

Ishchuk OP, Ahmad KM, Koruza K, Bojanovič K, Sprenger M, Kasper L, Brunke S, Hube B, Säll T, Hellmark T, Gullstrand B, Brion C, Freel K, Schacherer J, Regenberg B, Knecht W, Piškur J (2019) RNAi as a tool to study virulence in the pathogenic yeast Candida glabrata. Front Microbiol 10, 1679. Details PubMed Open Access PDF

Allert S*, Förster TM*, Svensson CM, Richardson JP, Pawlik T, Hebecker B, Rudolphi S, Juraschitz M, Schaller M, Blagojevic M, Morschhäuser J, Figge MT, Jacobsen ID, Naglik JR, Kasper L, Mogavero S, Hube B; *authors contributed equally (2018) Candida albicans-induced epithelial damage mediates translocation through intestinal barriers. mBio 9(3), e00915. Details PubMed Open Access

Gerwien F, Skrahina V, Kasper L, Hube B, Brunke S (2018) Metals in fungal virulence. FEMS Microbiol Rev 42(1), fux050. (Review) Details PubMed Open Access

Kasper L, König A, Koenig PA, Gresnigt MS, Westman J, Drummond RA, Lionakis MS, Groß O, Ruland J, Naglik JR, Hube B (2018) The fungal peptide toxin Candidalysin activates the NLRP3 inflammasome and causes cytolysis in mononuclear phagocytes. Nat Commun 9(1), 4260. Details PubMed Open Access

Sprenger M, Kasper L, Hensel M, Hube B (2018) Metabolic adaptation of intracellular bacteria and fungi to macrophages. Int J Med Microbiol 308(1), 215-227. (Review) Details PubMed Open Access

Gerwien F, Safyan A, Wisgott S, Brunke S, Kasper L, Hube B (2017) The fungal pathogen Candida glabrata does not depend on surface ferric reductases for iron acquisition. Front Microbiol 8, 1055. Details PubMed Open Access

Brunke S, Mogavero S, Kasper L, Hube B (2016) Virulence factors in fungal pathogens of man. Curr Opin Microbiol 32, 89-95. (Review) Details PubMed Open Access

Gabrielli E, Sabbatini S, Roselletti E, Kasper L, Perito S, Hube B, Cassone A, Vecchiarelli A, Pericolini E (2016) In vivo induction of neutrophil chemotaxis by secretory aspartyl proteinases of Candida albicans. Virulence 7(7), 819-825. Details PubMed Open Access

Gerwien F, Safyan A, Wisgott S, Hille F, Kämmer P, Linde J, Brunke S, Kasper L, Hube B (2016) A novel hybrid iron regulation network combines features from pathogenic and non-pathogenic yeasts. mBio 7(5), e01782-16. Details PubMed Open Access

Luo T, Krüger T, Knüpfer U, Kasper L, Wielsch N, Hube B, Kortgen A, Bauer M, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Dimopoulos G, Brakhage AA, Kniemeyer O (2016) Immunoproteomic analysis of antibody responses to extracellular proteins of Candida albicans revealed the importance of glycosylation for antigen recognition. J Proteome Res 15(8), 2394-2406. Details PubMed

Moyes DL*, Wilson D*, Richardson JP*, Mogavero S*, Tang SX, Wernecke J, Höfs S, Gratacap RL, Robbins J, Runglall M, Murciano C, Blagojevic M, Thavaraj S, Förster TM, Hebecker B, Kasper L, Vizcay G, Iancu SI, Kichik N, Häder A, Kurzai O, Luo T, Krüger T, Kniemeyer O, Cota E, Bader O, Wheeler RT, Gutsmann T, Hube B, Naglik JR (2016) Candidalysin is a fungal peptide toxin critical for mucosal infection. Nature 532(7597), 64-68. Details PubMed Open Access

Brunke S, Quintin J, Kasper L, Jacobsen ID, Richter ME, Hiller E, Schwarzmüller T, d'Enfert C, Kuchler K, Rupp S, Hube B, Ferrandon D (2015) Of mice, flies - and men? Comparing fungal infection models for large-scale screening efforts. Dis Model Mech (8), 473-486. Details PubMed Open Access PDF

Gabrielli E, Pericolini E, Luciano E, Sabbatini S, Roselletti E, Perito S, Kasper L, Hube B, Vecchiarelli A (2015) Induction of Caspase-11 by aspartyl proteinases of Candida albicans and implication in promoting inflammatory response. Infect Immun 83(5), 1940-1948. Details PubMed

Kasper L, Miramón P, Jablonowski N, Wisgott S, Wilson D, Brunke S, Hube B (2015) Antifungal activity of clotrimazole against Candida albicans depends on carbon sources, growth phase, and morphology. J Med Microbiol 64, 714-723. Details PubMed

Kasper L, Seider K, Hube B (2015) Intracellular survival of Candida glabrata in macrophages: immune evasion and persistence. FEMS Yeast Res 15(5), fov042. Details PubMed

Mehlgarten C, Krijger JJ, Lemnian I, Gohr A, Kasper L, Diesing AK, Grosse I, Breunig KD (2015) Divergent evolution of the transcriptional network controlled by Snf1-interacting protein Sip4 in budding yeasts. PLOS One 10(10), e0139464. Details PubMed

Pericolini E, Gabrielli E, Amacker M, Kasper L, Roselletti E, Luciano E, Sabbatini S, Kaeser M, Moser C, Hube B, Vecchiarelli A, Cassone A (2015) Secretory aspartyl proteinases cause vaginitis and can mediate vaginitis caused by Candida albicans in mice. MBio 6(3), e00724. Details PubMed Open Access PDF

Brunke S, Seider K, Fischer D, Jacobsen ID, Kasper L, Jablonowski N, Wartenberg A, Bader O, Enache-Angoulvant A, Schaller M, d’Enfert C, Hube B (2014) One small step for a yeast - Microevolution within macrophages renders Candida glabrata hypervirulent due to a single point mutation. PLOS Pathog 10(10), e1004478. Details PubMed Open Access

Kasper L, Seider K, Gerwien F, Allert S, Brunke S, Schwarzmüller T, Ames L, Zubiria-Barrera C, Mansour MK, Becken U, Barz D, Vyas JM, Reiling N, Haas A, Haynes K, Kuchler K, Hube B (2014) Identification of Candida glabrata genes involved in pH modulation and modification of the phagosomal environment in macrophages. PLOS One 9(5), e96015. Details PubMed Open Access

Miramón P, Dunker C, Kasper L, Jacobsen ID, Barz D, Kurzai O, Hube B (2014) A family of glutathione peroxidases contributes to oxidative stress resistance in Candida albicans. Med Mycol 52(3), 223-239. Details PubMed

Seider K, Gerwien F, Kasper L, Allert S, Brunke S, Jablonowski N, Schwarzmüller T, Barz D, Rupp S, Kuchler K, Hube B (2014) Immune evasion, stress resistance, and efficient nutrient acquisition are crucial for intracellular survival of Candida glabrata within macrophages. Eukaryot Cell 13(1), 170-183. Details PubMed

Miramón P, Kasper L, Hube B (2013) Thriving within the host: Candida spp. interactions with phagocytic cells. Med Microbiol Immunol 202(3), 183-195. (Review) Details PubMed

Pietrella D, Pandey N, Gabrielli E, Pericolini E, Perito S, Kasper L, Bistoni F, Cassone A, Hube B, Vecchiarelli A (2013) Secreted aspartic proteases of Candida albicans activate the NLRP3 inflammasome. Eur J Immunol 43(3), 679-692. Details PubMed

Citiulo F, Jacobsen ID, Miramón P, Schild L, Brunke S, Zipfel PF, Brock M, Hube B, Wilson D (2012) Candida albicans scavenges host zinc via Pra1 during endothelial invasion. PLOS Pathog 8(6), e1002777. Details PubMed Open Access

Schild L, Heyken A, de Groot PW, Hiller E, Mock M, de Koster C, Horn U, Rupp S, Hube B (2011) Proteolytic cleavage of covalently linked cell wall proteins by Candida albicans Sap9 and Sap10. Eukaryot Cell 10(1), 98-9109. Details PubMed Open Access PDF

Seider K, Brunke S, Schild L, Jablonowski N, Wilson D, Majer O, Barz D, Haas A, Kuchler K, Schaller M, Hube B (2011) The facultative intracellular pathogen Candida glabrata subverts macrophage cytokine production and phagolysosome maturation. J Immunol 187(6), 3072-3086. Details PubMed

Pietrella D, Rachini A, Pandey N, Schild L, Netea M, Bistoni F, Hube B, Vecchiarelli A (2010) The Inflammatory response induced by aspartic proteases of Candida albicans is independent of proteolytic activity. Infect Immun 78(11), 4754-4762. Details PubMed

Gropp K, Schild L, Schindler S, Hube B, Zipfel PF, Skerka C (2009) The yeast Candida albicans evades human complement attack by secretion of aspartic proteases. Mol Immunol 47(2-3), 465-475. Details PubMed

Hornbach A, Heyken A, Schild L, Hube B, Löffler J, Kurzai O (2009) The glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protease Sap9 modulates the interaction of Candida albicans with human neutrophils. Infect Immun 77(12), 5216-5224. Details PubMed

Wilson D, Thewes S, Zakikhany K, Fradin C, Albrecht A, Almeida R, Brunke S, Grosse K, Martin R, Mayer F, Leonhardt I, Schild L, Seider K, Skibbe M, Slesiona S, Waechtler B, Jacobsen I, Hube B (2009) Identifying infection-associated genes of Candida albicans in the postgenomic era. FEMS Yeast Res 9(5), 688-700. (Review) Details PubMed