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Overview

Holger Heine is affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany, focusing on research at the intersection of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, and microbiology. Their scientific contributions span 32 publications in the broader field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong emphasis on Immunology and Microbiology, evidenced by 29 publications in these areas.

Their research addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases

Heine's frequent collaborators include Alla Zamyatina, Tim Vierbuchen, Judith Bossen, Thomas Roeder, and Iris Bruchhaus. This network indicates a collaborative approach within immunology and molecular biology research communities.

The scientist has published in various venues, with multiple contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Immunology, Nature Communications, Cell Reports, and Pharmaceuticals.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Holger Heine include:

  • "Neutrophil extracellular trap-associated RNA and LL37 enable self-amplifying inflammation in psoriasis," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Lipopolysaccharide Recognition in the Crossroads of TLR4 and Caspase-4/11 Mediated Inflammatory Pathways," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Therapeutic Targeting of TLR4 for Inflammation, Infection, and Cancer: A Perspective for Disaccharide Lipid A Mimetics," 2022, Pharmaceuticals
  • "Constitutive immune activity promotes JNK- and FoxO-dependent remodeling of Drosophila airways," 2021, Cell Reports
  • "The lncRNA LUCAT1 is elevated in inflammatory disease and restrains inflammation by regulating the splicing and stability of NR4A2," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The scope of their research reflects ongoing investigations into molecular mechanisms of inflammation, immune signaling pathways, and genetic regulation, positioning their work at a juncture of basic and translational science.

Best Publications

  • Toll-like receptor 4 imparts ligand-specific recognition of bacterial lipopolysaccharide

    Egil Lien;Terry K. Means;Holger Heine;Atsutoshi Yoshimura

  • LPS-induced cytokine production in human monocytes and macrophages.

    Manuela Rossol;Holger Heine;Undine Meusch;Dagmar Quandt

  • Role of the toll-like receptor 4 in neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease.

    Silke Walter;Maryse Letiembre;Yang Liu;Holger Heine

  • Bacterial endotoxin: Chemical constitution, biological recognition, host response, and immunological detoxification.

    E. T. Rietschel;H. Brade;O. Holst;L. Brade

  • TLR2 – promiscuous or specific? A critical re-evaluation of a receptor expressing apparent broad specificity

    Ulrich Zähringer;Buko Lindner;Seiichi Inamura;Holger Heine

  • LPS receptor (CD14): a receptor for phagocytosis of Alzheimer’s amyloid peptide

    Yang Liu;Silke Walter;Massimiliano Stagi;Dmitry Cherny

  • The Wingless homolog WNT5A and its receptor Frizzled-5 regulate inflammatory responses of human mononuclear cells induced by microbial stimulation.

    Antje Blumenthal;Stefan Ehlers;Jörg Lauber;Jan Buer

  • Molecular mechanisms of endotoxin activity

    Jens Schletter;Holger Heine;Artur J. Ulmer;Ernst T. Rietschel

  • Heterodimerization of TLR2 with TLR1 or TLR6 expands the ligand spectrum but does not lead to differential signaling.

    Katja Farhat;Sabine Riekenberg;Holger Heine;Jennifer Debarry

  • Lipopolysaccharide and ceramide docking to CD14 provokes ligand‐specific receptor clustering in rafts

    Alexandra Pfeiffer;Alfred Böttcher;Evelyn Orsó;Michael Kapinsky

  • Molecular Genetic Analysis of an Endotoxin Nonresponder Mutant Cell Line A Point Mutation in a Conserved Region of Md-2 Abolishes Endotoxin-Induced Signaling

    Andra B. Schromm;Egil Lien;Philipp Henneke;Jesse C. Chow

  • Acinetobacter lwoffii and Lactococcus lactis strains isolated from farm cowsheds possess strong allergy-protective properties

    Jennifer Debarry;Holger Garn;Anna Hanuszkiewicz;Nina Dickgreber

  • TLR1- and TLR6-independent recognition of bacterial lipopeptides.

    Ute Buwitt-Beckmann;Holger Heine;Karl-Heinz Wiesmüller;Günther Jung

  • Cutting Edge: Cells That Carry A Null Allele for Toll-Like Receptor 2 Are Capable of Responding to Endotoxin

    Holger Heine;Carsten J. Kirschning;Egil Lien;Brian G. Monks

  • TLR4-mediated inflammatory activation of human coronary artery endothelial cells by LPS

    Stefanie Zeuke;Artur J Ulmer;Shoichi Kusumoto;Hugo A Katus

  • Zinc Signals Are Essential for Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Signal Transduction in Monocytes

    Hajo Haase;Julia L. Ober-Blöbaum;Gabriela Engelhardt;Silke Hebel

  • Toll-like receptor 6-independent signaling by diacylated lipopeptides.

    Ute Buwitt-Beckmann;Holger Heine;Karl-Heinz Wiesmüller;Günther Jung

  • Toll-like receptors and their function in innate and adaptive immunity.

    Holger Heine;Egil Lien

  • Lipopolysaccharide recognition, CD14, and lipopolysaccharide receptors.

    Robin R. Ingalls;Holger Heine;Egil Lien;Atsutoshi Yoshimura

  • Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein Binds to Triacylated and Diacylated Lipopeptides and Mediates Innate Immune Responses

    Nicolas W. J. Schröder;Holger Heine;Christian Alexander;Maria Manukyan

Frequent Co-Authors

Artur J. Ulmer
Artur J. Ulmer University of Freiburg
Otto Holst
Otto Holst Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences
Buko Lindner
Buko Lindner Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences
Ulrich Zähringer
Ulrich Zähringer Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences
Torsten Goldmann
Torsten Goldmann Research Center Borstel - Leibniz-Center for Medicine and Biosciences
Albrecht Bufe
Albrecht Bufe Ruhr University Bochum
Markus Ege
Markus Ege Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Karl-Heinz Wiesmüller
Karl-Heinz Wiesmüller University of Tübingen
Holger Garn
Holger Garn Philipp University of Marburg
Klaus Brandenburg
Klaus Brandenburg Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology

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